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RATE-DETERMINING STEP [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rate-limiting step
1, record 1, English, rate%2Dlimiting%20step
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rate-controlling step 1, record 1, English, rate%2Dcontrolling%20step
correct
- rate-determining step 2, record 1, English, rate%2Ddetermining%20step
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term rate-limiting does not imply that such a step imposes an upper limit on the rate of reaction (as under conditions of saturation in Michaellis-Menten kinetics). For this reason, the synonym rate-controlling step, although not widely used at present, is preferable where there is a possibility of such confusion. 3, record 1, English, - rate%2Dlimiting%20step
Record 1, Key term(s)
- rate determining step
- rate controlling step
- rate limiting step
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Génie chimique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étape cinétiquement limitante
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9tape%20cin%C3%A9tiquement%20limitante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- étape cinétiquement déterminante 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9tape%20cin%C3%A9tiquement%20d%C3%A9terminante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étape la plus lente d'une réaction chimique comportant plusieurs étapes et qui limite [...] la vitesse de la réaction globale. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tape%20cin%C3%A9tiquement%20limitante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
étape cinétiquement limitante; étape cinétiquement déterminante : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 avril 2001. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9tape%20cin%C3%A9tiquement%20limitante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rate-determining step
1, record 2, English, rate%2Ddetermining%20step
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rate determining step 2, record 2, English, rate%20determining%20step
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a multistep chemical reaction, the step with the lowest velocity, which determines the rate of the overall reaction. 3, record 2, English, - rate%2Ddetermining%20step
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étape cinétiquement déterminante
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tape%20cin%C3%A9tiquement%20d%C3%A9terminante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes "rate determining step" et "étape cinétiquement déterminante" ont été relevés dans le "Glossaire d'équivalents français d'expressions ou de termes principalement anglo-saxons couramment utilisés dans le domaine de la chimie", proposé par la "Commission de Terminologie Chimique agissant sous les auspices de la Délégation Générale à la Langue Française", et paru dans "L'Actualité chimique" de mai-juin 1992, p. 269-271. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tape%20cin%C3%A9tiquement%20d%C3%A9terminante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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