Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "regulation" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

statute

Derived Terms

COLREGS antiregulation autoregulation baroregulation bioregulation chemoregulation cisregulation counterregulation down-regulation downregulation dysregulation epiregulation glucoregulation glycoregulation hemoregulation hydroregulation hyperregulation hyporegulation interregulation liporegulation macroregulation mechanoregulation metalloregulation midnight regulation misregulation morphoregulation myoregulation neuroimmune regulation neuroregulation nonregulation osmoregulation overregulation oxyregulation phosphoregulation photoregulation physioregulation postregulation preregulation regulation time regulational regulationist regulome retroregulation riboregulation self-regulation subregulation teleregulation thermoregulation thromboregulation underregulation up-regulation upregulation vasoregulation

Derived From

regulate

Context

embryology european union law genetics medicine

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency biological process concept conception construct control dominance organic process prescript rule

Type Of (IsA)

control dominance organic process rule

Related Terms

bylaw coregulation deregulation immunoregulation order order-in-council regulate regulator regulatory rule ruler

Related Terms

act average control coregulation deregulation government government control guide immunoregulation law laws legislative prescribe regulate regulated regulator rule ruler rules rules and

Similar Terms

standard standard

Synonym Network

rule

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