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rate-determining step
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rate-determining step [′rāt di¦tər·mən·iŋ ‚step]
(chemistry)
In a multistep chemical reaction, the step with the lowest velocity, which determines the rate of the overall reaction.
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The rate determining step in this three step reaction is always the homolytic cleavage of the peroxide molecule.
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