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1. Alclad, n. View full entry 1927
...A composite material consisting of sheets of aluminium alloy coated with pure aluminium (or an aluminium alloy different from that of the core) so as to increase corrosion resistance....
2. answerphone, n. View full entry 1963
...= answering machineanswering....
3. argyrol, n. View full entry 1908
...Vitellin of silver, a dark brown powder of which the aqueous solution is used as a local antiseptic....
4. ArmaLite, n. View full entry 1958
...A proprietary name (in the U.S.) for a type of small-bore weapon. Freq. as Armalite rifle....
5. Artane, n. View full entry 1948
...A proprietary name for: the drug trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol)....
6. autodial, n. View full entry 1932
...A trade name for: a combination lock which is operated automatically when a door is closed. rare (disused)....
7. Babygro, n. View full entry 1959
...A proprietary name for: a one-piece stretch garment for a baby. Cf. onesie2, romper2a....
8. ˈBand-Aid, n. and adj. View full entry 1924
...A proprietary name for a type of sticking-plaster with a gauze pad. Also, a strip of Band-Aid....
9. Barbie, n.1 View full entry 1959
...A proprietary name for: a (type of) plastic doll in the form of a slim, shapely, young blonde-haired woman....
10. Bergan, n. View full entry 1923
...A proprietary name for a type of rucksack supported on a frame; loosely, any rucksack....
11. Caplet, n. View full entry 1937
...A proprietary name for a kind of coated capsule....
12. carbowax, n. View full entry 1940
...A proprietary name for: any of a series of liquids or solids consisting of polyethylene glycols or their ether derivatives, used as dispersing agents, surfactants, water absorbents, etc....
13. Centronics, n. View full entry 1974
...A proprietary name for various printers and other computer peripherals, used attrib. and in comb. (as Centronics-type) with reference to a widely-used type of interface (the Centronics...
14. Daytimer, n.2 View full entry 1960
...A proprietary name for: a diary in which daily appointments, schedules, etc., may be recorded. In later use also: a feature of an electronic organizer or computer program which performs a similar...
15. decaf, n. and adj. View full entry 1956
...Decaffeinated coffee; a cup of decaffeinated coffee....
16. Deely-bobber, n. View full entry 1969
...A proprietary name for a make of construction toy comprising a number of inter-linking building blocks. (Manufactured 196973.) U.S.temporary....
17. deep-freeze | deep freeze, n. View full entry 1941
...(Written Deep-freeze.) The registered American trade-name of a type of refrigerator capable of rapid freezing. Hence, a refrigerator or process in which food can be quickly frozen and stored almost...
18. Demerol, n. View full entry 1940
...A proprietary term for pethidine (meperidine)....
19. detangler, n. View full entry 1979
...A substance which eases the removal of tangles from hair, available either added to a shampoo or conditioner or as a separate product....
20. dicoumarol | dicumarol, n. View full entry 1942
...= dicoumarin (in its specific sense). ...
