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PROPRIETARY DRUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does proprietary drug mean?
• PROPRIETARY DRUG (noun)
The noun PROPRIETARY DRUG has 1 sense:
1. a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)
Familiarity information: PROPRIETARY DRUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
brand-name drug; proprietary drug
Hypernyms ("proprietary drug" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
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