patent [psetent] n.
A patent is a right to be the only person allowed to make or sell a new product.
—► He quickly established a patent fo r his b rillia n t invention.
penalize [pi:nslaiz] v.
To penalize someone means to punish him or her.
—► The team was penalized when they broke the rules.
petroleum Ipitrouliam] n.
Petroleum is a liquid natural resource from which many fuels are made.
—► The petroleum at that factory is used to make gasoline.prototype [proutataip] n.
A prototype is a new machine that is not ready to be made in large quantities.
—► He introduced his prototype to the motorcycle company.SCrap [skraep] n.
A scrap of something is a small amount of it.
—► Chris liked to use many scraps o f paper when thinking up ideas.S e c t o r [sektax] n.
A sector is a part of a country’s economy in a specific type of industry.
—♦ We learned about ju s t a few o f the factories within the manufacturing sector.subscribe [sabskraib] v.
To subscribe to something is to agree or to concur with it.
—»She subscribed to the view that musical education should be kept in schools.subsist [sabsist] v.
To subsist means to have the food, water, and money needed to stay alive.
-+ Some people are forced to subsist on only a few dollars a month.suspend [saspendj v.
To suspend something means to delay or stop it from happening for a while.
—► The oil company suspended production until it was sure the factory was safe.synthesis [sineasis] n.
A synthesis is a combination of different ideas or styles.
—» The band’s music was a synthesis o f many different musical genres.