radiorespirometry

noun

A technique in which a substance radioactively labelled with 146C is introduced into a closed environment, and any radioactive carbon dioxide subsequently detected is used as evidence for the presence of life

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Meanings

nounradiorespirometry (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA technique in which a substance radioactively labelled with 146C is introduced into a closed environment, and any radioactive carbon dioxide subsequently detected is used as evidence for the presence of life

Origin

From radio- + respirometry.

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radiorespirometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiorespirometry

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