생물체나 조직이 일정 시간 동안 배출한 이산화탄소의 양과 흡수한 산소량의 비.
The ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide produced to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or tissue over a specific period.
예문:
"The RQ for pure carbohydrate oxidation is exactly 1.0."
"A lower RQ typically indicates that the body is burning fats rather than sugars."
"Scientists monitored the RQ of the hibernating animals to study their metabolic rate."