regulus

regulus
[ˈrɛgjʊləs]
(pl. reguluses reguli -lʌɪ, -liː)
  1. (Chemistry, archaic)a metallic form of a substance obtained by smelting or reduction
    (化,古)金属熔块,金属渣
  2. a petty king or ruler
    小国之君(或统治者)
派生
reguline
[-lʌɪn]
adjective
  1. (限义项1)
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin, diminutive of rex, reg- 'king'; originally in the phrase regulus of antimony (denoting metallic antimony), apparently so named because of its readiness to combine with gold
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