Unparented vs Unpatented - What's the difference?
unparented | unpatented |
As adjectives the difference between unparented and unpatented is that unparented is having no parent, or no acknowledged parent while unpatented is not patented.
unparented English
Adjective
( -)
Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent.
( Webster 1913)
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unpatented English
Adjective
(-)
Not patented.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 10, author=Celia W. Dugger, title=In Africa, Prosperity From Seeds Falls Short, work=New York Times citation
, passage=Developed with financing from wealthy countries and private foundations, the New Rices for Africa, or Nericas, are unpatented and may be grown by anyone. }}
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