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Adjective: regulatory  're-gyu-lu`to-ree [N. Amer], re-gyű-lu-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Restricting according to rules or principles
    "a regulatory gene"
    - regulative

See also: regulate, restrictive

Encyclopedia: Regulatory