English > trademark: 4 senses > noun 2, communication| Meaning | A formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer / manufacturer or distributor / distributor of a product. |
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| Category of | Bufferin | aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin) |
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| Narrower | Sharpie | A pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface |
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| logo, logotype | A company emblem or device |
| Broader | marker, marking, mark | A distinguishing symbol |
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| Usage | Alar | a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time |
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| Aleve, Anaprox, Aflaxen | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation |
| Alka-seltzer | A commercial antacid that contains aspirin |
| Aqua-Lung | a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water |
| Ask Jeeves | A widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms |
| Azactam | an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections |
| BVD, BVD's | trademark for men's underwear |
| Bakelite | A thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc. |
| Band Aid | trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters |
| Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph | the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid |
| Benzedrine | a form of amphetamine |
| Brioschi | An antacid |
| Bromo-seltzer | An antacid |
| BuSpar | a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety |
| Capoten | a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation |
| Carboloy | An alloy based on tungsten with cobalt or nickel as a binder |
| Caterpillar | a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts |
| Clorox | A commercial bleaching agent |
| Colt | A kind of revolver |
| Cordarone | an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective |
| Courtelle | An acrylic fabric resembling wool |
| Crazy Glue | A commercial brand of epoxy glue |
| Crock Pot | An electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature |
| Dacron, Terylene | a kind of polyester fabric |
| Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III | an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation |
| Drambuie | A sweet Scotch whisky liqueur |
| Dumpster | A container designed to receive and transport and dump waste |
| Duralumin | An aluminum-based alloy |
| Elastoplast | An elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds |
| Elavil | a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects |
| Elinvar | Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures |
| Elixophyllin, Slo-Bid, Theobid | a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically |
| Elspar | antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia |
| Formica | Any of various plastic laminates containing melamine |
| Fosamax | a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause |
| Freon | Any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant |
| Frisbee | A light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter |
| Google | a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search |
| Harris Tweed | A loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides |
| Hoover | A kind of vacuum cleaner |
| Humvee, Hum-Vee | A high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive |
| Hypertensin | any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels |
| Identikit, Identikit picture | a likeness of a person's face constructed from descriptions given to police |
| Imuran | an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ |
| Inconel | A nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron |
| Inocor | a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure |
| Invar | An alloy of iron and nickel having a low coefficient of thermal expansion |
| Jaws of Life | hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside |
| Jell-O | fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder |
| Kitty Litter | granulated clay |
| Kleenex | A piece of soft absorbent paper (usually two or more thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief |
| Kwell | A preparation of lindane (trade name Kwell) that is used to kill lice and itch mites |
| Lastex | yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads |
| Lego, Lego set | (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models |
| Levi's | a popular brand of jeans |
| Liederkranz | A soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor |
| Life Saver | A candy shaped like a small lifesaver |
| Lilo | A type of inflatable air mattress |
| Link trainer | An early form of flight simulator |
| Linotype, Linotype machine | a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal |
| Linux | An open-source version of the UNIX operating system |
| Lipitor | an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides |
| Loafer | A low leather step-in shoe |
| Lucite, Perspex | a transparent thermoplastic acrylic resin |
| Luger | A German semiautomatic pistol |
| Maalox | An antacid |
| Mace, Chemical Mace | (trademark) a liquid / liquid that temporarily disables a person |
| Malathion | A yellow insecticide used as a dust or spray to control garden pests and house flies and mites |
| MapQuest | a free, widely-used Web Map Server |
| Masonite | A type of fiberboard |
| Meccano, Meccano set | a child's construction set for making mechanical models |
| Mecholyl | parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity |
| Microtaggant | (trademark) a microscopic and traceable identification particle used to trace explosives or other hazardous materials or to prevent counterfeiting |
| Model T | The first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine |
| Monopoly | A board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die |
| Mylanta | An antacid |
| Mylar | A thin polyester film |
| Nichrome | An alloy of nickel and chromium with high electrical resistance and an ability to withstand high temperatures |
| Orlon | An acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns |
| Pablum | A soft form of cereal for infants |
| Parcheesi | A modern board game based on pachisi |
| Pepto-bismal | An antacid |
| Pernod | (registered trademark) a liqueur flavored with anise |
| Phillips screw | A screw / screw with a special head having crossed slots |
| Photostat, Photostat machine | a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper |
| Ping-Pong | a game / game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball |
| Plasticine | A synthetic material resembling clay but remaining soft |
| Plexiglas | a light transparent weather resistant thermoplastic |
| Principen, Polycillin, SK-Ampicillin | semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) |
| Pyrex | A borosilicate glass with a low coefficient of expansion |
| RU 486 | an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France |
| Realtor | A real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors |
| Rolaids | An antacid |
| Rollerblade | (trademark) an in-line skate |
| Rolodex | (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards |
| Roneo, Roneograph | a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo) |
| Scotch tape, Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
| Scrabble | A board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle |
| Seeing Eye dog | (trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person |
| Segway, Segway Human Transporter, Segway HT | (trademark) a self-balancing personal transportation device with two wheels |
| Sheetrock | A kind of plasterboard |
| Silex | A vacuum coffee maker |
| Sno-cat | A kind of snowmobile |
| Spam | A canned meat made largely from pork |
| Spode | A brand of fine English porcelain |
| Stanley Steamer | A steam-powered automobile |
| Stellite | a very hard alloy of cobalt and chromium with cobalt as the principal ingredient |
| Styrofoam | A light resilient foam of polystyrene |
| Teflon | a material used to coat / coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking / sticking is to be avoided |
| Teleprompter | A prompter for television performers |
| Terramycin | a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete |
| Tums | An antacid |
| Twinkie | A small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling |
| Ultrasuede | A synthetic suede cloth |
| Vaseline | A trademarked brand of petroleum jelly |
| Velcro | nylon fabric used as a fastening |
| Ventolin, Proventil | a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions |
| Victrola | A brand of gramophone |
| Vinylite | Any of various vinyl resins |
| Viyella | A fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool |
| Walkman | (trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight earphones |
| Wedgwood | A type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors |
| Weston cell | a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston) |
| Wiffle, Wiffle Ball | (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts |
| Winchester | A shoulder rifle |
| Windows | (trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface |
| WordNet, Princeton WordNet | a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings |
| Yahoo | A widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance |
| Zovirax | an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes |
| Zyloprim | a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid |
| carborundum | An abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals |
| iPod | (trademark) a pocket-sized device used to play music files |
| skivvies | men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts |
| video iPod | (trademark) an iPod that can also play video files |
| Spanish | marca, marca registrada |
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| Catalan | marca, marca registrada |
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