oxyjoule

English

Etymology

From oxy- +‎ joule.

Noun

oxyjoule (plural oxyjoules)

1. (physiology, rare) The number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.
   • 2008, John R. B. Lighton, Measuring Metabolic Rates: A Manual for Scientists:

     This dependence of the oxyjoule equivalent on RQ is in the opposite direction to the error created in equation 10.2 by assuming the incorrect RQ.