PATENTEE

patentee

(noun) the inventor to whom a patent is issued

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

patentee (plural patentees)

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

Synonyms

• patent holder

Source: Wiktionary


Pat`ent*ee", n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FUDGE

(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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