IDENTIFICATION PARTICLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("identification particle" is a kind of...):

atom; corpuscle; molecule; mote; particle; speck ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "identification particle"):

Microtaggant ((trademark) a microscopic and traceable identification particle used to trace explosives or other hazardous materials or to prevent counterfeiting)

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