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reach-through

reach-through adjective: being or relating to a kind of patent claim that attempts to cover basic research or a discovery before it has become a full invention.

Adjective

reach-through (not comparable)

  1. (US) Being or relating to a kind of patent claim that attempts to cover basic research or a discovery before it has become a full invention.

Questions about reach-through

What does reach-through mean?
Reach-through means being or relating to a kind of patent claim that attempts to cover basic research or a discovery before it has become a full invention.
What part of speech is reach-through?
Reach-through is an adjective.

Words near reach-through in the dictionary

  1. reach'd
  2. reach-around
  3. reach-arounds
  4. reach-me-down
  5. reach-me-downs
  6. reach-through
  7. reachabilities
  8. reachability
  9. reachable
  10. reachables
  11. reachably

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