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PROPRIETARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
Synonyms:
proprietary; proprietorship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("proprietary" is a kind of...):
ownership (the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
Example:
'Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which 'acetaminophen' is the generic form
Classified under:
Similar:
branded ((of goods and merchandise) marked or labeled by a distinctive word or symbol indicating exclusive rights)
copyrighted ((of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright)
patented ((of devices and processes) protected by patent)
trademarked ((of goods and merchandise) labeled with proprietary (and legally registered) identification guaranteeing exclusive use)
Antonym:
nonproprietary (not protected by trademark or patent or copyright)
Derivation:
proprietor ((law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business)
Context examples:
An I 131 radioiodinated synthetic analogue of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, manufactured with a proprietary process, with radioisotopic and potential antineoplastic activities.
(Cold Contaminant-free Iobenguane I-131, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary 44-nucleotide L-stereoisomer RNA oligonucleotide conjugated to a 40 kDa polyethylene glycol (PEG) that targets hepcidin with potential anti-anemic activity.
(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary botanical formulation derived from a traditional Chinese medicinal (TCM) plant with hematopoietic activity.
(Plant-Derived Hematopoiesis Enhancer PG2, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary antibody-based single-chain polypeptide with B cell-depleting activity.
(CD20-targeted Polypeptide TRU-015, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary DICOM-compliant treatment planning software system.
(Nucletron Oncentra, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary medical nomenclature of the American Medical Association widely used to report medical procedures and services under public and private health insurance programs.
(Current Procedural Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary preparation of natural human interferon alpha (IFN alpha) with potential immunomodulatory and antineoplastic activities.
(Natural IFN-alpha OPC-18, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary information management system designed as a vendor-neutral platform that collects radiation oncology and medical oncology patient data into a single user interface.
(MOSAIQ Oncology Information Management System, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine consisting of a proprietary, recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viral vector encoding an epitope of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Modified Vaccinia Ankara (Bavarian Nordic)-HER2 Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary preparation of mycobacterial DNA oligonucleotides embedded in mycobacterial cell wall fragments derived from cultures of Mycobacterium phlei, with potential immunomodulatory and antineoplastic activities.
(Mycobacterial Cell Wall-DNA Complex, NCI Thesaurus)
