Sentence examples for generic name from inspiring English sources

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vague name

comprehensive name

genetic name

general name

broad name

"generic name" is a perfectly acceptable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you're referring to a general name for something that does not identify a specific example. For example: "Bicycle is the generic name for a two-wheeled vehicle."

Dictionary

generic name

noun

The scientific name of a genus.

Exact(57)

A less purposefully generic name?

The New York Times - Arts

Every medicine has a generic name.

Harvard University

Celecoxib is the generic name for Celebrex.

The New York Times

Epimedium is the generic name for this elegant plant.

The New York Times

The generic name is followed by an appropriate explanatory note.

Nature

Make sure to know the generic name for the drug.

Columbia University

Color it battleship gray, and give it a generic name.

The New York Times - Sports

Mr. McNeil gave Tylenol its generic name, acetaminophen.

The New York Times

Similar(3)

[mp = title, subject heading word, registry word, abstract, trade name/generic name] 2. roseroot.mp.

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

[mp = title, subject heading word, registry word, abstract, trade name/generic name] 7. rosen root.mp.

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

[mp = title, subject heading word, registry word, abstract, trade name/generic name] 9. lignum rhodium.mp.

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

More suggestions(15)

generalized name

common name

universal name

generic completion

overall name

areas name

generals name

generic designations

broader name

titles name

generic describes

generic descriptor

generic experience

generic picture

generic focus

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