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BRAND NAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A name given to a product or service
Synonyms:
brand; brand name; marque; trade name
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("brand name" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
Domain member usage:
Kinetoscope (a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture)
Lidocaine; Xylocaine (a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes)
Polaroid ((trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare)
Tampax (tampon used to absorb menstrual flow)
K-Dur 20; K-lor; K-lyte; Kaochlor; Klorvess; potash muriate; potassium chloride; potassium muriate (salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency)
Simoniz (a brand of car polish)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brand name"):
label; recording label (trade name of a company that produces musical recordings)
Context examples:
Under the brand name Prolia, it is used to treat osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density) in postmenopausal women who have a high risk of breaking bones.
(AMG 162, NCI Dictionary)
Under the brand name Totect it is used to treat the toxic effects of an anticancer drug that leaks from a vein into surrounding tissue and causes tissue damage.
(Dexrazoxane, NCI Dictionary)
It is also used under the brand name Zinecard to reduce heart damage in women given doxorubicin for breast cancer that has spread.
(Dexrazoxane hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)
EXAMPLE(S): brand name
(Material Name Type Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
It is used under the brand name Sylatron to treat melanoma in patients who have had surgery to remove cancer that has spread to lymph nodes.
(Peginterferon alfa-2b, NCI Dictionary)
The NCI term type designation for the US brand name of a drug.
(BR Term Type, NCI Thesaurus)
Under the brand name Zinecard it is used to reduce heart damage in women given doxorubicin for breast cancer that has spread.
(Dexrazoxane, NCI Dictionary)
It is used under the brand name Totect to treat the toxic effects of an anticancer drug that leaks from a vein into surrounding tissue and causes tissue damage.
(Dexrazoxane hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)
Under the brand name Xgeva, it is used to prevent broken bones and other bone problems caused by solid tumors that have spread to bone.
(AMG 162, NCI Dictionary)
A generic drug product must contain the identical amounts of the same active ingredient(s) as the brand name product and is expected to have equal effect when substituted for the brand name product.
(Generic Drug, NCI Thesaurus)
