Medical Definition of Rate-limiting step

1. The slowest step in a metabolic pathway, or the step in an enzymatic reaction that requires the greatest amount of energy to initiate. (17 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rate-limiting Step

ratchet down
ratchet jack
ratchet screwdriver
ratchet up
ratchet wheel
ratchet wheels
ratchet wrench
ratchet wrenches
ratcheted
ratcheting
ratchetlike
ratchets
ratchety
ratching
rate
rate-limiting step (current term)
rate-of-climb indicator
rate constants
rate equation
rate meter
rate of acceleration
rate of attrition
rate of climb
rate of climb indicator
rate of depreciation
rate of exchange
rate of flow
rate of growth
rate of inflation
rate of interest

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