self-regulative

[ self-reg-yuh-ley-tiv, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈrɛg yəˌleɪ tɪv, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
Also self-reg·u·la·to·ry [self-reg-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, self-] /ˌsɛlfˈrɛg yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈsɛlf-/.

Origin of self-regulative

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby self-regulative

self-registering thermometer, self-regulated, self-regulating, self-regulating organization, self-regulation, self-regulative, self-reliance, self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating

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