Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation respiratory quotient
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Examples
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His comments came days after the Air Force and Lockheed Martin Corp acknowledged use of a new radar-evading drone over Afghanistan, which is formally called the RQ-170 but has been dubbed the "Beast of Kandahar."
Reuters: Top News 2009
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His comments came days after the Air Force and Lockheed Martin acknowledged use of a new radar-evading drone over Afghanistan, which is formally called the RQ-170 but has been dubbed the "Beast of Kandahar."
Reuters: Top News 2009
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The RQ is a measurement that tells what your body is burning – fat or carbohydrate.
Gary Taubes responds to George Bray | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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It's a trademark design, they say, called RQ-8 (ph).
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Officially called the RQ-170 Sentinel, the spy aircraft may have been operating out of Afghanistan for some two years.
NY Post: News 2010
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Officially called the RQ-170 Sentinel, the spy aircraft may have been operating out of Afghanistan for some two years.
NY Post: News 2010
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Officially called the RQ-170 Sentinel, the spy aircraft may have been operating out of Afghanistan for some two years.
NY Post: News 2010
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Officially called the RQ-170 Sentinel, the spy aircraft may have been operating out of Afghanistan for some two years.
NY Post: News 2010
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I’m sure a whole lot more than leptin is responsible for the “post weight loss starvation response” , because not all of it responds to leptin replacement for example, the RQ, which is respiratory quotient, a measure of metabolic rate, does not return to normal after leptin replacement in post-weight reduced people.
Gary Taubes responds | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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It's time schools started to teach rational thinking, with a view to improving and assessing students '"RQ"
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