proprietary

  • (a) protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
    • "Tylenol" is a proprietary drug of which "acetaminophen" is the generic form

Nouns

  • (n) an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits proprietorship,

Synonyms

proprietorship

Antonyms

nonproprietary

Words of close approximity

proprietary colony proprietary drug