(traditional Chinese medicine) Herbal medicine modernized into a ready-to-use form such as tablets, oral solutions or dry suspensions, as opposed to herbs that require cooking.

plural of patentee

One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent.

Having some characteristics of a patent.

Without a patent or patents.

(informal) The legal jargon used in patents.

plural of patentholder

The holder of a patent.

One who obtains a legal patent. / One who grants a legal patent.

plural of patentor