patentable

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English

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Etymology

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From patent +‎ -able.

Adjective

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patentable (comparative more patentable, superlative most patentable)

  1. (law) Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.
    • 1988 August 13, Miranda Kolbe, “A PWA Movement of Guerrilla Clinics”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 5, page 8:
      The funding gap is not the sole, or primary reason so few drugs are approved. Whether a product is patentable, and therefore profitable for a pharmaceutical company, is a major determinant in the rate at which it will proceed along the NIH process.

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French

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Adjective

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patentable (plural patentables)

  1. patentable

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From patentar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /patenˈtable/ [pa.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: pa‧ten‧ta‧ble

Adjective

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patentable m or f (masculine and feminine plural patentables)

  1. patentable

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