"The slowest elementary reaction step in the series of steps comprising the overall reaction. The slowest step will control the rate of the overall reaction. This is analogous to a traffic situation, the time required to drive from the suburbs to downtown may completely depend on the time spent in one traffic jam on the road. Abbreviated as ""rds."" "
RATE-DETERMINING STEP
Meaning of RATE-DETERMINING STEP in English
Electrochemistry English dictionary. Английский словарь электрохимии. 2012