What does "radiorespirometry" mean?

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

Radiorespirometry

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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 uncountable

Etymology

From radio- + respirometry.

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carbon dioxide

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