Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patentable

/pˈætəntəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: patentable
IPA: /pˈætəntəbəl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English patent Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English patentable From patent + -able.

Inflected Forms

more patentable (comparative) most patentable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpatentable patentably unpatentable

Questions

How do you pronounce patentable?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈætəntəbəl/.
What does patentable mean?: Able to be protected by a patent; for which a patent can be granted.
Where does patentable come from?: Etymology tree English patent Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English patentable From patent + -able.

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