reguline

[ reg-yuh-lin, -lahyn ]

/ ˈrɛg yə lɪn, -ˌlaɪn /

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adjective Metallurgy.

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

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Origin of reguline

First recorded in 1660–70; regul(us) + -ine¹

Words nearby reguline

regulator, regulator pin, regulatory, regulatory gene, regulatory risk, reguline, regulo, regulus, regurgitate, regurgitation, rehab

How to use reguline in a sentence

Copper may be deposited from almost any of its salts in reguline form, the sulphate and nitrate being most usually employed.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
This is, perhaps, chiefly owing to the practical difficulty of obtaining a good firm "reguline" deposit.
Scientific American, Volume 56, No. 9, February 26, 1887|Various
By carefully melting it in vacuo it can then be converted into the reguline form and drawn into wire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
All the rest of the process consists only in separating this reguline part from the Gold.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer

Antimony, as hath been already said, is a sort of ore consisting of a metalline or reguline part mineralized by Sulphur.
Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed.|Pierre Joseph Macquer