Redfield ratio

English

Etymology

Named after American oceanographer Alfred C. Redfield.

Noun

Redfield ratio (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) The stoichiometric ratio of carbon to nitrogen to phosphorus in the deep ocean.
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