generic (redirected from Generics)

generic /ge·ner·ic/ (je-ner´ik)

1. pertaining to a genus.

2. nonproprietary; denoting a drug name not protected by a trademark, usually descriptive of the drug's chemical structure.

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ge·ner·ic (j-nrk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a genus.

2. Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general.

3. Of or relating to a drug sold under or identified by its official nonproprietary or chemical name.

n.

A drug sold under its generic name.

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generic

1. pertaining to a genus.

2. nonproprietary; denoting a drug name not protected by a trademark, usually descriptive of the drug's chemical structure.

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generic pet food

commercially prepared pet foods without a brand name; usually of low cost and possibly of poor quality. High levels of calcium in generic dog foods have reportedly been the cause of copper, zinc and iodine deficiency in a syndrome called generic dog food disease.