respirometry


res·pi·rom·e·ter

R0181950 (rĕs′pə-rŏm′ĭ-tər)n. An instrument for measuring the degree and nature of respiration.
res′pi·ro·met′ric (-rō-mĕt′rĭk) adj.res′pi·rom′e·try n.

respirometry

(ˌrɛspɪˈrɒmɪtrɪ) nany of a number of techniques which are used to measure the metabolic rate of living organisms, usually by monitoring the heat generated by their production of carbon dioxide and nitrogen waste