Term: mean volume rate, \(\frac{\Delta V}{\Delta t}\)
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03787

Definition:
The volume of a specified component changed in or moved to or from a system divided by the time during which the component was changed or moved.

Related Terms:
1) clearance (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT01101).

Source: PAC, 1979, 51, 2451. 'Quantities and Units in Clinical Chemistry' on page 2474 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197951122451)

Citation: 'mean volume rate, \(\frac{\Delta V}{\Delta t}\)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03787

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