When base excess is used (here and in other literature) it may denote both base excess in blood and base excess in extracellular fluid. History In the first half of the 20th century, when diagnosing acid-base disturbances blood was analyzed by extraction to determine total CO 2 content, ctCO 2 (B).
The first syllable of ricochet is accented: ric - o - chet,but the dictionary says that the first or third is acceptable.Regional dialects vary. Go Log In Sign Up
The syllable with the louder stress is the accented syllable. The unstressed syllable usually takes the schwa sound. It may seem that the placement of accents in words is often random or accidental, but these are some rules that usually work. 1  Accents are often on the first syllable.