generic name

  • 1generic name — noun 1. The name of the genus, placed first in naming the species, thus Equus caballus (horse), Equus asinus (ass), Equus zebra, etc are species of the genus Equus, and Equus is the generic name, always written with a capital and in italics… …

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  • 2Generic 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 …

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  • 3Generic name — [ds̶c̶h̶enạ̈rik ne̱im; aus gleichbed. engl. generic name, eigtl. = Gattungsname] m; , s: wissenschaftlicher Kurzname, internationale, nicht geschützte und nicht schutzfähige Kurzbezeichnung einer chemischen Verbindung …

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  • 4Generic Name — [dʒi nerik neim] der; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. generic name, eigtl. »Gattungsname«, zu lat. genus, Gen. generis, vgl. ↑Genus> wissenschaftlicher Kurzname, internationale, nicht geschützte u. nicht schutzfähige Kurzbez. einer chem.… …

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  • 5generic 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

  • 6generic name — n. A word or phrase that cannot be trademarked because it is only descriptive of a product or service. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 7Generic Name — Ge|ne|ric Name [dʒɪ nerɪk neɪm; engl. = Gattungsname], der; s, s: svw. ↑ Freiname u. Common Name. Unter Freinamen gehandelte Pharmaka nennt man Generics oder Generika (Einz.: Generikum). * * * Generic Name   [dʒɪ nerɪk neɪm, englisch], Freiname …

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  • 8generic name — The name of a class or category of products, such as videos or pens. Sometimes the name of an extensively promoted and successful brand comes to be used as a generic name; examples include Biro, Hoover, and Walkman, which are then often written… …

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  • 9Generic name, drug — The term generic name has several meanings as regards drugs: The chemical name of a drug. A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the advertised brand name under which the drug is sold. A term referring to any drug… …

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  • 10generic name of an agricultural product or a foodstuff — žemės ūkio ar maisto produkto bendrinis pavadinimas statusas Aprobuotas sritis žemės ūkio ir maisto produktų sauga ir kokybė apibrėžtis Žemės ūkio ar maisto produkto pavadinimas, kuris Europos Bendrijoje tapo įprastas, nors ir siejamas su vietove …

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