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1. Aga, n.2 View full entry 1931
...A proprietary name for: a type of large, heavy heat-retaining stove or range, used for cooking and heating. Also more fully Aga cooker, Aga stove....
2. Albucid, n. View full entry 1938
...An ointment or liquid containing sulphacetamide, used esp. in the treatment of conjunctivitis....
3. alkathene, n. View full entry 1941
...Polythene, esp. as a plastic for moulded objects. Freq. attrib....
4. Alumel, n. View full entry 1918
...A proprietary name for: a nickel alloy, typically containing approx. 2 per cent aluminium, 2.5 per cent manganese, and 1 per cent silicon, used in thermocouples, often in conjunction with Chromel (cf....
5. Ambu, n. View full entry 1959
...A proprietary name for a type of resuscitator consisting of a face mask connected by a valve to a self-inflating bag, which, when squeezed, inflates the patient's lungs with air or oxygen....
6. Amex, n.2 View full entry 1970
...= American Express Chiefly attrib., esp. as Amex card. (Proprietary.) ...
7. Ampholine, n. View full entry 1968
...A proprietary name for ampholytes used to establish stable pH gradients in isoelectric focusing....
8. Anectine, n. View full entry 1950
...A proprietary name for the drug suxamethonium chloride....
9. Antron, n. View full entry 1960
...A proprietary name for a type of strong, light nylon fibre used in the manufacture of carpets, upholstery fabrics, etc.; also used of fabrics made from this fibre....
10. Aqua Libra, n. View full entry 1987
...A proprietary name for a soft drink based on a mixture of mineral water and fruit juices with various herbal and other natural flavourings....
11. Araldite, n. View full entry 1946
...A proprietary name for: an epoxy resin used as an adhesive and an embedding medium, esp. an adhesive that hardens when a second chemical is added. Also fig....
12. Armco, n. View full entry 1920
...A proprietary name for a soft iron of high purity. Usu. attrib....
13. Biro, n. View full entry 1947
...The proprietary name of a particular make of ball-point pen; also (with lower-case initial) applied loosely to any ball-point pen....
14. bowser, n.2 View full entry 1921
...A petrol pump (chiefly Austral. and N.Z.); also, a petrol tanker used for fuelling aircraft, tanks, etc. Also transf....
15. Brasso, n. View full entry 1905
...The proprietary name of a preparation for polishing brass and other metals....
16. Butazolidin, n. View full entry 1951
...A proprietary name for phenylbutazone....
17. cambozola, n. View full entry 1984
...A proprietary name for a type of German blue soft cheese with a Camembert-like rind, and produced using Gorgonzola blue mould....
18. Cassingle, n. View full entry 1978
...An audio-cassette containing a single piece of (usually popular) music on each side; spec. one adapted for repeated play without rewinding....
19. Celanese, n. View full entry 1921
...A proprietary name for artificial silk twist and for a woven fabric of artificial silk made by British Celanese Ltd. (formerly British Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Company). (See also quot. 1921...
20. Ciment Fondu, n. View full entry 1924
...Proprietary name of a rapidly hardening high-alumina cement made by fusing or sintering lime or other calcareous material and alumina or bauxite and grinding the cooled mass to a fine powder....
