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regulus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun regulus has 2 senses
- regulus(n = noun.object) Array - the brightest star in Leo; Array is a member of leo
- regulus(n = noun.animal) genus regulus - a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets; Array is a kind of bird genus
is a kind of star
is a member of family sylviidae, sylviidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
regulus, n. [L., a petty king, prince, dim. of rex, regis, a king: cf. F. régule. See Regal.].
- A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence. [1913 Webster]
- The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores. [1913 Webster]" The name was introduced by the alchemists, and applied by them in the first instance to antimony. It signifies little king; and from the facility with which antimony alloyed with gold, these empirical philosophers had great hopes that this metal, antimony, would lead them to the discovery of the philosopher's stone." Ure. [1913 Webster]
- A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the
Lion's Heart . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
regulus, n. (pl. reguluses or reguli) Chem.
1 the purer or metallic part of a mineral that separates by sinking on reduction.
2 an impure metallic product formed during the smelting of various ores.
1 the purer or metallic part of a mineral that separates by sinking on reduction.
2 an impure metallic product formed during the smelting of various ores.
Derivative
reguline adj.
Etymology
L, dimin. of rex regis king: orig. of a metallic form of antimony, so called because of its readiness to combine with gold
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