generic name

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meanings of genericand name

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings.
generic
noun[ C ]
uk /dʒəˈner.ɪk/ us /dʒəˈner.ɪk/
a product, especially a drug, that is no longer owned or legally controlled by a ...
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name
noun
uk /neɪm/ us /neɪm/
the word or words that a person, thing, or place is ...
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Examples of generic name

generic name
We use a genericname '' when more convenient.
Intravascular ultrasound is the genericname for any ultrasound technology used in vivo within the blood vessels.
The name is treated as a noun in apposition, which is why agreement in gender with the genericname is not needed.
The availability of this genericname is not straightforward.
In the text, species will be referred to only by genericname.
The specific epithet, on the other hand, is usually an adjective that modifies and agrees in gender with the genericname.
We are in some doubt as to what genericname to apply to this species.
Throughout this paper we will refer to each species only by genericname.
The anecdote assigns credit for what, ironically, was to become the genericname of the musical instrument, but one that has troubled most biographers of the phonograph.
Jack was a genericname for a male commoner and also the standard appellation for a stranger.
These problems bear a genericname: agrammatism.
Hereafter the species are referred to by their genericname only.
Hereafter we refer to the plant species by their genericname.
We are however encouraging doctors themselves to prescribe drugs by genericname.
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We are however continuing to encourage doctors themselves to prescribe drugs of all kinds by genericname whenever possible.
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