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nonproprietary en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + proprietary.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Lacking proprietary value; not private or privileged information; not owned by anyone (not anyone's property, whether intellectual property or otherwise).
2. (not-comparable) 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.

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Deriveds

international nonproprietary name

Synonyms

generic

nonproprietary en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + proprietary.

Meanings

1. A drug that is not proprietary.

Forms

Synonyms

generic