Main Entry: mi·cro·res·pi·rom·e·ter Pronunciation: -"res-p&-'räm-&t-&r Function: noun : anapparatus for the quantitative study of the respiratory activity of minute amounts of living material (as individual cells or protozoans) —mi·cro·res·pi·rom·e·try/-&-trE/nounplural-tries
microrespirometer mi·cro·res·pi·rom·e·ter (mī'krō-rěs'pə-rŏm'ĭ-tər) n. An apparatus for measuring the utilization of oxygen by small numbers of isolated tissues or cells.