Under a franchise arrangement, a person or company purchases the ability to run a local business under a larger company's brand. Depending on the franchise arrangement, the local party may have to meet certain standards established by the larger company and purchase products from the larger company as well.
Half-cock is when the position of the hammer is partially but not completely cocked.
Split-dose: a colonoscopy prep that is taken the night before and morning of a colonoscopy. The clinical trials evaluated adults preparing for a colonoscopy with PREPOPIK vs HalfLytely Â® . The main purpose of the trials was to evaluate how well bowel preparations worked.