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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A drug that is not proprietary.

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

genericgenericgenericunpatented

Antonyms

All antonyms

freepatentedproprietary

Etymology

From non- + proprietary.

Related phrases

international nonproprietary name

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