Generic name — may be:*Generic name, name of a biological genus *Generic name, International Nonproprietary Name for a drug *A placeholder name, referring to nobody in particular, such as Joe Bloggs or John Q. Public … Wikipedia
generic name — ge*ner ic name , n. The name for a medication, as used in the pharmacopoeia; it cannot be a trademark. The name is typically given by the inventor or discoverer of the drug, but must be approved by a national or international naming authority.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generic — Ge*ner ic, Generical Ge*ner ic*al, a. [L. genus, generis, race, kind: cf. F. g[ e]n[ e]rique. See {Gender}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
generic drug — ge*ner ic drug , n. A medication sold under its generic name; usually legal only after the patent has expired, or if no patent was issued for the substance. Generic drugs are usually less expensive than proprietary medications. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Generic drug — A generic drug (generic drugs, short: generics) is a drug defined as a drug product that is comparable to brand/reference listed drug product in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality and performance characteristics, and intended … Wikipedia
Generic — means pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific members of the group. It may refer to:* Generic mood, a grammatical mood used to make generalized statements like Snow is white * Generic antecedents, referents in… … Wikipedia
.name — Introduced 2001 TLD type Generic top level domain Status Active Registry Verisign Sponsor None Intended use Personal sites of individuals … Wikipedia
Generic Routing Encapsulation — (GRE) is a tunneling protocol designed to encapsulate a wide variety of network layer packets inside IP tunneling packets. The original packet is the payload for the final packet. The protocol is used on the Internet to secure virtual private… … Wikipedia
Name — (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf. {Anonymous} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Name plate — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Name That Tune — Format Game show Created by Harry Salter Presented by Red Bens … Wikipedia