unpatented

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adjective

Not patented.

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Meanings

unpatented1

adjectiveunpatented (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot patented.

    Developed with financing from wealthy countries and private foundations, the New Rices for Africa, or Nericas, are unpatented and may be grown by anyone.

    2007 October 10, Celia W. Dugger, “In Africa, Prosperity From Seeds Falls Short”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: nonpatented

unpatented2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unpatent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot patented.

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nonpatented

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of devices and processes) not protected by patent

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nonproprietary
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nonpatentednonproprietary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + patented.

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Cite this entry
APA

unpatented. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatented

MLA

“unpatented.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatented. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpatented,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpatented.

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