The phrase "as a general name" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a term or label that is broadly applicable or commonly used to describe a category or type.
Example: "The term 'mammal' is used as a general name for a class of animals that are warm-blooded and have hair or fur."
Alternatives: "in a broad sense" or "as a common term".
For several decades it was referred to as cambric appliqué or Limerick cut cambric, and Carrickmacross as a general name for the style was not used until 1870.
In the current work, we suggest the term "nemertides" as a general name for nemertean peptides, given the limited knowledge of their function, distribution and diversity.
In some contexts, the term ligand field theory is used as a general name for the whole gradation of theories from the crystal field theory to the molecular orbital theory.
Though Fichte's proposal never caught on as a general name for what was once called "philosophy," it did become the universally acknowledged name for his own distinctive version of transcendental idealism.
Recently, Paulus and Kleihues therefore proposed to use the term "embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes" (ETMR) as a general name for these tumors, a new entity, in part defined by the C19MC amplification itself [ 22].
The following are good guidelines when using abbreviations and acronyms: Although an acronym is used as a general name for an abbreviation using the initial letter of a string of words, it is technically a word that is formed using the initial letters of words.
This new grouping is then given a general name (as in first learning the meaning of the word triangle).
A general name, such as 'white', denotes all the things they hold of (its extension) while also connoting the attribute they all share in common.
Only by associating general names with such objects as their proper significatum did Burley think we could explain how a general name can stand for many things at once and name all of them in the same way.
Bruce Willis shows up as a retired general named Joe, for whom the unit is named (but if you've seen a trailer, you've seen most of his role).
All states also honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday in some way, although a few celebrate it with a more general name, such as Civil Rights Day.
