Definitions beginning with G

In many flowering plants, shed pollen is two-celled (in others it is three-celled or has a variable number). Before pollen is shed, the male gametophyte divides mitotically to give a generative and a vegetative nucleus. The former is the progenitor of the sperm cells.
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Browse Related Terms: cytoplasmic male sterility, dehiscence, gametophyte, germination, microspore, pollen, pollen grain, sporangium

The full-load continuous rating of a generator, prime mover, or other electric power production equipment under specific conditions as designated by the manufacturer. Installed generator nameplate rating is usually indicated on a nameplate physically attached to the generator.

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Browse Related Terms: Afterbay (tailrace), Average energy, Combined cycle plant, Fly ash, Hydroelectric plant, Installed capacity, Nameplate, Powerplant, Powerplant capacity, Rated capacity, Rated head

The conservation of species, populations, individuals or parts of individuals, by in situ or ex situ methods, to provide a diversity of genetic materials for present and future generations.
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Browse Related Terms: Biodiversity, biological diversity, centre of origin, Convention on Biological Diversity, ecological diversity, ex-situ conservation, modern biotechnology, semi-permeable membrane

Official nonbrand names by which medicines are known. Generic names usually refer to the chemical name of the drug.
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Browse Related Terms: ephedra, johimbe, ma huang, pomegranate, yohimbe

1. The chemical name of a drug. 2. A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the advertised brand name under which the drug may be sold. 3. A term referring to any drug marketed under its chemical name without advertising.
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Browse Related Terms: Erythromycin, Peripheral, Pharmacy, Prescription

A class, interface, or method that declares one or more type variables. These type variables are known as type parameters. A generic declaration defines a set of parameterized types, one for each possible invocation of the type parameter section. At runtime, all of these parameterized types share the same class, interface, or method.
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Browse Related Terms: char, Double, enum, Float, INT, JSP declaration, long, NEW, private, protected, public, short, volatile

A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports an application that was not originally designed to run on a cluster.
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Browse Related Terms: Generic Script, Generic Service, quorum, quorum configuration, quorum resource, resource DLL, resource type, witness disk, witness file share

A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports an application controlled by a script that runs in Windows Script Host.
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Browse Related Terms: Generic Application, Generic Service, quorum, quorum configuration, quorum resource, resource DLL, resource type, witness disk, witness file share

A resource type in a failover cluster or server cluster that supports a service that was not originally designed to run on a cluster.
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Browse Related Terms: Generic Application, Generic Script, quorum, quorum configuration, quorum resource, resource DLL, resource type, witness disk, witness file share

terms that the relevant purchasing public understands primarily as the common or class name for the goods or services. These terms are incapable of functioning as trademarks denoting source, and are not registrable on the Principal Register under ï¿½2(f) or on the Supplemental Register. Examples include: CLASSES ONLINE for classes provided via the Internet, PIZZA.COM for pizza ordering and delivery services, and LIVE PLANTS for plant nurseries.

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Browse Related Terms: Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual, classification of goods and services, IC, identification of goods and/or services, TLT