microscopic kinetics

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03915
This term applies to a kinetic study in which the emphasis is on the interpretation of the behaviour in terms of elementary reactions.
See:
macroscopic kinetics
,
molecular kinetics
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 173 [Terms] [Paper]