generic
— Adjective
– English
~ (of drugs) not protected by trademark; "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"
generic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name"
generic
— Adjective
– English
~ applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"
generic
— Noun
– English
~ wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)
generic drug
— Noun
– English
~ 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"
generic
— Noun
– English
~ any product that can be sold without a brand name
generically
— Adverb
– English
~ without a trademark or brand name; "we market these drugs generically"
generically
— Adverb
– English
~ as sharing a common genus; "these animals are not related generically"