Trademark Etymology

Here is a list of many words that were originally trademarks but have become ordinary words found in dictionaries. Enjoy!!! and add more if you know.

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• Aqua Lung
  
• Aspirin
  
• Autoharp
  
• Bakelite
  
• Band-aid
  
• Breathalyzer
  
• Cellophane
  
• Celluloid
  
• Cornflakes
  
• Cube Steak
  
• Dacron
  
• Deepfreeze
  
• Dictaphone
  
• Ditto
  
• Dry Ice
  
• Dumpster
  
• Escalator
  
• Formica
  
• Frisbee
  
• Granola
  
• Gunk
  
• Heroin
  
• Jacuzzi
  
• Jeep
  
• Jell-O
  
• Kerosene
  
• Kleenex
  
• Lanolin
  
• Mace
  
• Mimeograph
  
• Moxie
  
• Novocain
  
• Nylon
  
• Pablum
  
• Phillips Screw
  
• Ping-Pong
  
• Plexiglas
  
• Pogo-stick
  
• Popsicle
  
• Pyrex
  
• Q-Tip
  
• Rollerblade
  
• Scotch Tape
  
• Sheetrock
  
• Stetson hat
  
• Styrofoam
  
• Tabloid
  
• Tarmac
  
• Thermos
  
• Trampoline
  
• Vaseline
  
• Velcro
  
• Windbreaker
  
• Yo-Yo
  
• Zipper

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much love, light and laughter,
nananyah


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