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regulation

regulation

20 8.2
An early embryo's ability to keep developing after part is damaged
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : regulación embrionaria
  • Of course, not all resistance to market-based environmental regulation stems from narrow self-interest.
  • self-regulation

Examples

  • Other open-access methods of regulation also increase fishermen's costs of harvesting a given quantity of fish.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The embryo showed remarkable regulation even after its structure was altered during early development.

  • The Page Law thus marks the beginning of direct federal regulation of immigration.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Thus, as respondents suggested, it is questionable whether the direct threat regulation should apply here.

    Academic text (2017)
  • First, we will introduce the theory of regulation developed to understand periods of capitalist growth and crisis.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Wilson first took a vigorous statutory approach toward regulation of all combinations.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Scientists observed how effective regulation of the embryo can lead to successful growth despite initial damage.

  • Understanding regulation in embryos helps researchers identify ways to support normal development after injury.

Compounds

1 3.4

The normal time allowed for a game by the rules, not including extra time

Surface Forms

regulation singular
regulations plural

Morphology

regulation = regulate (semi-transparent) = regulate + ion

Formed from 'regulate' + '-ion', but the embryological sense is a specialized technical meaning (capacity to restore normal development) that may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Regulation comes from the Latin regula 'rule' and the root reg- 'to guide'. In biology this idea became the way an embryo is 'guided' back to the right form, so regulation is the process that helps early development continue correctly after change or damage.