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regulate verb

  /ˈɹɛɡjəleɪt/
  • To adjust (a mechanism) for accurate and proper functioning.
 regular

regulation noun

  /ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃən/ , /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • (uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
  • (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
  • (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
 regulamento
  • (genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
  • (medicine) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.
 regulação

regulator noun

  /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/ , /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tə/ , /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tɚ/ , /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/
  • A device that controls or limits something.
  • (genetics) A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
 regulador
  • A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
 regularizador
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