Inflected forms: pl. reg·u·li (-l) or reg·u·lus·es 1. The metallic mass that sinks to the bottom of a furnace or crucible during smelting. 2. A relatively impure intermediate product of various ores in smelting.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin rgulus, diminutive of rx, rg-, king. See reg- in Appendix I.
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