| patch test |
a test for allergic reaction in which the suspected allergen is applied to the skin on a small piece of cloth and the skin is observed for inflammatory reaction. |
| patch up |
to fix (a broken or troubled relationship). |
| patchwork |
a type of needlework in which pieces of cloth or leather are sewn together, often in a pattern, as for quilts. [2 definitions] |
| patchy |
made up of, occurring in, or marked by patches. [2 definitions] |
| pâté |
a paste or spread made of liver, meat, or the like. |
| pate |
the head, or the top of the head. |
| pâté de foie gras |
a paste made from the livers of geese, often eaten spread on crackers or the like. |
| patella |
the flat roundish bone at the front of the knee joint; kneecap. |
| patellar reflex |
the reflective kicking response of the lower leg when the tendon below the patella is tapped sharply. |
| paten |
a metal plate, esp. for holding the bread in Christian communion services. |
| patency |
the state of being plain, obvious, or patent. [2 definitions] |
| patent |
a government grant to an inventor, giving for a specified period the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invented device, process, or the like. [7 definitions] |
| patentable |
combined form of patent. |
| patent ambiguity |
in law, the uncertainty that exists when the language used in a document can have more than one meaning. |
| patented |
having a patent, a legal protection that allows an inventor the sole rights to make, use, or sell what he or she has invented for a particular period of time. |
| 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. |