1. Physiol. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
2. Biol. an environmental factor that tends to limit population size.
1. Physiol. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
2. Biol. an environmental factor that tends to limit population size.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012