| autoregulation | (noun) (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism | - |
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| deregulate | (verb) lift the regulations on | - |
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| deregulating | (noun) the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) | Synonyms: deregulation |
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| deregulation | (noun) the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations) | Synonyms: deregulating |
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| fireguard | (noun) a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) | Synonyms: fire screen |
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| (noun) a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire | Synonyms: firebreak |
| irregular | (adjective) contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice | - |
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| (adjective) (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement | - |
| (adjective) (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces | - |
| (adjective) deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal | Synonyms: atypical |
| (adjective) failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection | - |
| (adjective) lacking continuity or regularity | Synonyms: temporary |
| (adjective) not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | Synonyms: unpredictable |
| (adjective) independent in behavior or thought | Synonyms: maverick, unorthodox |
| (adjective) (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical | - |
| (noun) merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name | Synonyms: second |
| (noun) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | Synonyms: guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent |
| irregularity | (noun) behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality | Synonyms: abnormality |
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| (noun) not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals | Synonyms: unregularity |
| (noun) an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern | Synonyms: geometrical irregularity |
| (noun) irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis | Synonyms: constipation |
| irregularly | (adverb) in an inconstant manner, not according to fixed rate or schedule | Synonyms: on an irregular basis |
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| (adverb) at an uneven rate | - |
| (adverb) having an irregular form | - |
| regular | (adjective) in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle | - |
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| (adjective) (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula | - |
| (adjective) (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces | - |
| (adjective) not constipated | Synonyms: unconstipated |
| (adjective) relating to a person who does something regularly | Synonyms: steady |
| (adjective) officially full-time | - |
| (adjective) not deviating from what is normal | - |
| (adjective) regularly scheduled for fixed times | - |
| (adjective) conforming to a standard or pattern | - |
| (adjective) occurring at fixed intervals | Synonyms: even |
| (adjective) symmetrically arranged | Synonyms: even |
| (adjective) often used as intensifiers | Synonyms: veritable |
| (adjective) in accord with regular practice or procedure | - |
| (noun) a garment size for persons of average height and weight | - |
| (noun) a regular patron | Synonyms: fixture, habitue |
| (noun) a dependable follower (especially in party politics) | - |
| (noun) a soldier in the regular army | - |
| regularisation | (noun) the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular | Synonyms: regularization, regulation |
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| (noun) the condition of having been made regular (or more regular) | Synonyms: regularization |
| regularise | (verb) make regular or more regular | Synonyms: regularize |
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| (verb) bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations | Synonyms: govern, order, regularize, regulate |
| regularity | (noun) the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate | - |
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| (noun) a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles | Synonyms: geometrical regularity |
| regularization | (noun) the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular | Synonyms: regularisation, regulation |
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| (noun) the condition of having been made regular (or more regular) | Synonyms: regularisation |
| regularize | (verb) make regular or more regular | Synonyms: regularise |
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| (verb) bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations | Synonyms: govern, order, regularise, regulate |
| regularly | (adverb) in a regular manner | Synonyms: on a regular basis |
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| (adverb) in a regular way without variation | - |
| (adverb) having a regular form | - |
| regulate | (verb) fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of | Synonyms: modulate |
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| (verb) restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.) | Synonyms: baffle |
| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, influence, mold, mould, shape |
| (verb) bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations | Synonyms: govern, order, regularise, regularize |
| regulated | (adjective) controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law | - |
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| regulating | (noun) the act of controlling or directing according to rule | Synonyms: regulation |
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| regulation | (adjective) prescribed by or according to regulation | - |
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| (noun) the act of controlling or directing according to rule | Synonyms: regulating |
| (noun) the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular | Synonyms: regularisation, regularization |
| (noun) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | Synonyms: rule |
| (noun) an authoritative command | Synonyms: ordinance |
| (noun) (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered | - |
| (noun) the state of being controlled or governed | - |
| regulative | (adjective) restricting according to rules or principles | Synonyms: regulatory |
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| regulator | (noun) any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. | - |
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| (noun) a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) | Synonyms: governor |
| (noun) an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest | - |
| regulatory | (adjective) restricting according to rules or principles | Synonyms: regulative |
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| regur | (noun) a rich black loam of India | Synonyms: regur soil |
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| regurgitate | (verb) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, chuck, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up |
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| (verb) repeat after memorization | Synonyms: reproduce |
| (verb) feed through the beak by regurgitating previously swallowed food | - |
| (verb) pour or rush back | - |
| regurgitation | (noun) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomit, vomiting |
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| (noun) recall after rote memorization | - |
| (noun) backflow of blood through a defective heart valve | - |
| thermoregulator | (noun) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | Synonyms: thermostat |
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| unregularity | (noun) not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals | Synonyms: irregularity |
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| unregulated | (adjective) not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline | - |
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| (adjective) without regulation or discipline | - |