generic (redirected from Generics)

ge·ner·ic  (j-nrk)

adj.

1. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general. See Synonyms at general.

2. Biology Of or relating to a genus.

3.

a. Not having a brand name: generic soap.

b. Of or being a drug sold under or identified by its official nonproprietary or chemical name.

4. Grammar Specifying neither masculine nor feminine gender: generic nouns like waitperson and executive.

n.

1. A product or substance sold under or identified by a generic name.

2. A wine that is a blend of several grape varieties and does not carry the name of any specific grape.

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[From Latin genus, gener-, kind; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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ge·neri·cal·ly adv.

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generic [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk], generical

adj

1. applicable or referring to a whole class or group; general

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of, relating to, or belonging to a genus the generic name

3. (Medicine / Pharmacology) denoting the nonproprietary name of a drug, food product, etc.

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug, food product, etc. that does not have a trademark

[from French; see genus]

generically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	generic - a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape generic wine vino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially) varietal, varietal wine - a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape
	2.	generic - any product that can be sold without a brand name generic drug - when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs" merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"
Adj.	1.	generic - relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
	2.	generic - (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'" drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic nonproprietary - not protected by trademark or patent or copyright; "nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them"
	3.	generic - applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?" general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

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generic

adjective collective, general, common, wide, sweeping, comprehensive, universal, blanket, inclusive, all-encompassing Parmesan is a generic term for a family of Italian hard cheeses.
individual, particular, specific, precise

Translations

generic [dʒɪˈnerɪk] ADJ → genérico

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generic [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] adj → générique generic drug

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generic

adj → artmäßig; generic name or term → Oberbegriff m; (Biol) → Gattungsbegriff or -name m; generic group → Gattung f

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generic [dʒɪˈnɛrɪk] adj → generico/a

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generic

adj generic [dʒəˈnerik]

(of a name, term etc) referring to several similar objects etc Furniture' is a generic term for chairs, tables etc. algemene للجِنْس عامَّة، عام общ rodový fælles-; generisk allgemein γενικός, χαρακτηριστικός κατηγορίας αντικειμένων genérico üld- گروهی yleinen, yleis- générique של סוג जाति का generički, uopćen gyűjtő (fogalom, név) istilah umum ættkvíslar- generico 総称的な 포괄적인, (생물) 속(屬)의 bendras, apibendrinantis sugas- generik generiek felles-, generisk ogólny generic общий rodový splošen, obči opšti sammanfattande, samlings- โดยทั่วไป; เกี่ยวกับจำพวก cinsle ilgili, türsel 一般的 загальний, родовий ایک جیسی اشیا سے متعلق chung cho cả loại 一般的