reguline

American  

[reg-yuh-lin, -lahyn] / ˈrɛg yə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

adjective

Metallurgy.

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of, a regulus.

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Etymology

Origin of reguline

First recorded in 1660–70; regul(us) + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Copper may be deposited from almost any of its salts in reguline form, the sulphate and nitrate being most usually employed.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

This particularly applies to the conditions which determine whether a metallic deposit shall come down in a reguline or in a crystalline manner.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

However, at a temperature of 50° C. the above receipt gives an excellent coppering liquid, which will coat zinc with a fine reguline deposit.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

Manganese has been found in a reguline state by M. de la Peyrouse, and in small grains, as when produced by fire.

From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James