noun-modifying (irregular)
rate-limiting; rate-determining
Technical term used in chemistry, biochemistry, and related fields to describe the slowest step that controls the overall rate of a process.
この反応では、最初の段階が律速段階である。
In this reaction, the first step is the rate-limiting step.
酵素反応の律速因子を特定する必要がある。
It is necessary to identify the rate-determining factor of the enzymatic reaction.