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counterregulation

counterregulation noun: a rule that opposes another rule.

Noun

counterregulation (countable and uncountable, plural counterregulations)

  1. A rule that opposes another rule
  2. A biological process that regulates something in response to changes induced by another process

Forms of counterregulation

pluralcounterregulations

Origin of counterregulation

From counter- + regulation.

Questions about counterregulation

What does counterregulation mean?
Counterregulation means a rule that opposes another rule.
What part of speech is counterregulation?
Counterregulation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterregulation?
The plural of counterregulation is counterregulations.

Words near counterregulation in the dictionary

  1. counterregime
  2. counterregimes
  3. counterregulate
  4. counterregulated
  5. counterregulates
  6. counterregulation
  7. counterregulations
  8. counterregulative
  9. counterregulatory
  10. counterreligion
  11. counterreligions

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