WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lim′iting fac′tor, 
    1. Physiologythe slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
    2. Physiology, Ecology[Biol.]an environmental factor that tends to limit population size.

'limiting factor' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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