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Regulative Definition & Meaning

regulative
adjective
  1. restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene"

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What does regulative mean?
restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene"
What part of speech is regulative?
Regulative is an adjective.

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