Real Dictionary

regulate
a distinct part or component of something larger [...]
a small simple room, as in a prison, convent, or monastery; cubicle [...]
a unit of heredity composed of DNA occupying a fixed position on a chromosome (some viral genes are composed of RNA). A gene may determine a characteristic of an individual by specifying a polypeptide chain that forms a protein or part of a protein ( stru
an arrangement of two or more things in a successive order [...]
any of a large group of nitrogenous compounds of high molecular weight that are essential constituents of all living organisms. They consist of one or more chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds and are folded into a specific three-dimensional shap
the act or an instance of transforming ideas into words [...]
to adjust (the amount of heat, sound, etc, of something) as required; control [...]
verb: To regulate an activity or process means to control it, especially by means of rules.