PROPRIETARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does proprietary mean? 

• PROPRIETARY (noun)
  The noun PROPRIETARY has 1 sense:

1. an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

  Familiarity information: PROPRIETARY used as a noun is very rare.

• PROPRIETARY (adjective)
  The adjective PROPRIETARY has 1 sense:

1. protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights

  Familiarity information: PROPRIETARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROPRIETARY (noun)

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Meaning:

An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

proprietary; proprietorship

Hypernyms ("proprietary" is a kind of...):

ownership (the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others)

• PROPRIETARY (adjective)

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Meaning:

Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights

Context example:

'Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which 'acetaminophen' is the generic form

Similar:

branded ((of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights)

copyrighted ((of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright)

patented ((of devices and processes) protected by patent)

trademarked ((of goods and merchandise) labeled with proprietary (and legally registered) identification guaranteeing exclusive use)

Antonym:

nonproprietary (not protected by trademark or patent or copyright)

Derivation:

proprietor ((law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business)

 Context examples 

A pegylated, proprietary lipocalin that targets human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Anti-VEGF Anticalin PRS-050-PEG40, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary fucose-free monoclonal antibody directed against human heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HBEGF) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Anti-HB-EGF Monoclonal Antibody KHK2866, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary temperature monitor device designed to irreversibly change color to indicate that it has been exposed to temperatures above its signal temperature.

(Cryoguard Thermal Exposure Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary compound targeting cell cycle checkpoint kinase 1 (chk1) with potential chemopotentiation activity.

(CHK1 Inhibitor PF-477736, NCI Thesaurus)

A proprietary agent with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Cell Cycle Checkpoint/DNA Repair Antagonist IC83, NCI Thesaurus)

Though she did not know it, she had a feeling in him of proprietary right.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

A recombinant, proprietary bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTE) antibody directed against human carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), with potential immunostimulating and antineoplastic activities.

(Anti-CEA BiTE Monoclonal Antibody MEDI-565, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of series of proprietary fluorescent dyes that span the visible spectrum.

(Alexa Fluor, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition the EVS Project provides NCI with licenses for MedDRA, SNOMED, ICD-O-3, and other proprietary vocabularies.

(NCI Enterprise Vocabulary Services, NCI Thesaurus)

An extended release, proprietary mucoadhesive buccal tablet formulation containing the hydrochloride salt form of clonidine, the imidazoline derivative and adrenergic alpha 2 receptor agonist, with anti-inflammatory activity.

(Clonidine-containing Mucoadhesive Buccal Tablet, NCI Thesaurus)