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patent
Noun
  • A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
  • A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
  • Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.
Verb
  • To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.
Adjective
  • open, unobstructed, expanded. biology
  • explicit and obvious.
  • that is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of flour
  • Open; unconcealed; conspicuous.
  • Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege.
  • Protected by a legal patent.