patentee |
a person or other entity that has been granted a patent. |
patent leather |
leather that is treated in a formerly patented process to achieve a hard, glossy, usu. black finish. |
patent medicine |
a medical preparation that is protected by a trademark and that may be purchased without a prescription. |
patent office |
in the U.S. government, an agency of the Department of Commerce that administers the patent and trademark laws; Patent and Trademark Office. |
patentor |
the issuer of a patent. |
patent right |
an exclusive right conferred by a patent, esp. to manufacture and sell an invention. |
paterfamilias |
the male head of a family or household, esp. the father. |
paternal |
of, concerning, or typical of a father. [3 definitions] |
paternalism |
the practice or policy of controlling or managing people in a nation, corporation, school, or the like in a paternal manner, by taking care of their needs but giving them virtually no responsibility. |
paternity |
the fact or state of being a father; fatherhood. [4 definitions] |
paternoster |
the Lord's Prayer, esp. when said in Latin. [2 definitions] |
path |
a track beaten by the feet of people or animals. [4 definitions] |
pathetic |
arousing feelings of pity, sorrow, or tender concern. [2 definitions] |
pathetic fallacy |
the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, a technique esp. used in literature as in the sentence, "The angry waves pounded the beach". |
pathfinder |
one who finds or makes a path or way, usu. through unexplored areas. |
-pathic |
feeling or suffering in (such) a way or as a result of (such) a condition. [2 definitions] |
pathless |
combined form of path. |
patho- |
suffering; disease. |
pathogen |
any organism that causes disease, such as a bacterium or virus. |
pathogenesis |
the forming or development of disease. |
pathogenic |
producing or being capable of causing disease. [2 definitions] |