HyperDic: regulatory

English > 1 sense of the word *regulatory*:
ADJECTIVE	all	regulatory, regulative	restricting according to rules or principles / principles

regulatory > pronunciation
Sounds	reh'gyahlahtao.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *regulatory*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	restricting according to rules or principles / principles.
Example	"a regulatory gene"
Synonym	regulative
Broader	restrictive	Serving to restrict
Spanish	normativa, normativo, regulador, reguladora
Catalan	regulador
Verbs	regulate	fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of