respirometer

[res-puh-rom-i-ter]

res·pi·rom·e·ter

[res-puh-rom-i-ter]
noun
1.
an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.
2.
an instrument for measuring oxygen consumption or carbon dioxide production in an isolated tissue.

Origin:
1885–90; respire + -o- + -meter
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respirometer res·pi·rom·e·ter (rěs'pə-rŏm'ĭ-tər)
n.
An instrument for measuring the degree and nature of respiration.

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