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

See also: restrictive

Encyclopedia: Regulatory