See Also: Benedict-Roth apparatus(medicine)
Benedict-Roth calorimeter(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
crossover(dictionary)
crossover(dictionary)
Crossover rate(finance)
crossover study(medicine)
Crossover trial(health)
crossover fixation(medicine)
double crossover(medicine)

Benedict-Roth apparatus (medicine) and crossover (iou)


Benedict-Roth apparatus (medicine)


Benedict-Roth apparatus
<apparatus, physiology> A device employed to measure the amount of oxygen utilised in quiet breathing in the basal state for the estimation of the basal metabolic rate; the subject rebreathes oxygen through soda lime from a recording spirometer.


crossover (iou)



crossover noun & adjective. L18.
[from cross over s.v. CROSS verb.]
A. noun.
(A) fabric having the design running across from selvage to selvage instead of lengthways. L18.
A wrap worn round the shoulders and crossed in front. M19.
A short length of track joining two adjacent lines of a railway or tramway. L19.
The action or process of crossing over; an instance of this, esp. (Biology) an individual with a genetic character produced by crossing over; a chromatid resulting from crossing over. E20.
b. The process by which a piece of recorded Music gains popularity (unexpectedly or through Marketing) with an audience outside that usual for its particular genre or style; a song or record gaining such popularity. L20.
b. adjective. That crosses over; characterized by crossing over; having a part that crosses over. L19.
crossover distortion Electronics: occurring where a signal changes from positive to negative or vice versa. crossover network a filter in a loudspeaker unit that divides the signal and delivers different parts to bass and treble speakers etc. crossover vote, crossover voter, crossover voting US: switching support from the expected political party or candidate to another.