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coined name

coined name noun: a newly invented word used as the name of an ingredient, product, or brand. For example, the use of "Kreme" for non-dairy cream-like products.

Noun

coined name (plural coined names)

  1. A newly invented word used as the name of an ingredient, product, or brand. For example, the use of "Kreme" for non-dairy cream-like products.
    • For example, the coined name "Hardiclad" used to describe molded plastic drawer fronts having the appearance of wood, is not sufficient to disclose that such parts are plastic or that they are not wood.2002, CFR, page 180
    • "Corn Dogs" made from poultry cooked sausage, e.g., poultry franks or poultry frankfurters, must show the "kind" of poultry used in conjunction with the coined name "Corn Dogs," e.g., "Chicken (or Turkey) Corn Dogs."2005, Y. H. Hui, Frank Sherkat, Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering, →ISBN, page 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coined, name.

Forms of coined name

pluralcoined names

Questions about coined name

What does coined name mean?
Coined name means a newly invented word used as the name of an ingredient, product, or brand. For example, the use of "Kreme" for non-dairy cream-like products.
What part of speech is coined name?
Coined name is a noun.
What is the plural of coined name?
The plural of coined name is coined names.

Words near coined name in the dictionary

  1. coinductively
  2. coindwelling
  3. coine
  4. coined
  5. coined it
  6. coined name
  7. coined names
  8. coiner
  9. coiners
  10. coines
  11. coinfect

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