Nonproprietary

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information; not owned by anyone (not anyone's property, whether intellectual property or otherwise). not-comparable
  2. 2
    Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information; not owned by anyone (not anyone's property, whether intellectual property or otherwise).; Not protected by trademark, patent, or trade secret and thus open to commercial use without license; said of drugs (medications) and of various kinds of goods and materials. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not protected by trademark or patent or copyright wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A drug that is not proprietary.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From non- + proprietary.

Etymology 2

From non- + proprietary.

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