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Definitions for Regulus
[1] (initial capital letter ) Astronomy . a first magnitude star in the constellation Leo.
[2] Metallurgy . the metallic mass that forms beneath the slag at the bottom of the crucible or furnace in smelting ores. an impure intermediate product obtained in smelting ores.
[3] Marcus A·til·i·us [uh -til -ee-uh s] /əˈtɪl i əs/ , died 250? b.c., Roman general.
[4] impure metal forming beneath the slag during the smelting of ores
[5] Marcus Atilius (ˈmɑːkəs əˈtɪlɪəs). died ?250 bc , Roman general; consul (267; 256). Captured by the Carthaginians in the First Punic War, he was sent to Rome on parole to deliver the enemy's peace terms, advised the Senate to refuse them, and was tortured to death on his return to Carthage
[6] the brightest star in the constellation Leo. Visual magnitude: 1.3; spectral type: B8; distance: 69 light years
Words nearby Regulus
regulatory gene, regulatory risk, regulatory sequence, reguline, regulo, regulus, regurgitant murmur, regurgitate, regurgitation, regurgitation jaundice, rehab
Origin of Regulus
1550–60; < Latin rēgulus literally, little king (diminutive of rēx ); in early chemistry, antimony, so called because it readily combines with gold (the king of metals); see -ule
Word origin for Regulus
C16: from Latin: a petty king, from rēx king; formerly used for antimony , because it combines readily with gold, thought of as the king of metals