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IDENTIFICATION PARTICLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture
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Hypernyms ("identification particle" is a kind of...):
atom; corpuscle; molecule; mote; particle; speck ((nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "identification particle"):
Microtaggant ((trademark) a microscopic and traceable identification particle used to trace explosives or other hazardous materials or to prevent counterfeiting)