Meanings
adjectiveunpatentable (not comparable)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot patentable; that cannot be patented.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishpatentable
- Englishunpatentable
From un- + patentable.
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APA
unpatentable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatentable
MLA
“unpatentable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatentable. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpatentable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatentable.
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