(chemistry) The molecular formula of a class of compounds in which actual numbers are represented by x, n etc., and organic radicals are represented as Rₙ

(originally) A generation of people whose future is uncertain; a lost generation.

The generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid 1990s (with 1996 births cited as the last Millennial year), following Generation X.

A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields. / (medicine) A general practitioner.

A low-speed electric generator driven by water turbines.

The overall standings in a bicycle stage race, based on a rider's total elapsed time in all stages of the race with the lowest time being the leader.

To speak in generalities, or in vague terms. / To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles. / To spread throughout the body and become systemic.

(astronomy) A catalogue of deep sky objects compiled in the 1880s by J. L. E. Dreyer using observations mostly from William Herschel. It contains nearly 8,000 objects, known as the NGC objects. Objects in the catalogue are numbered, and the letters NGC are prepended to these numbers, as in NGC 224 (the Andromeda Galaxy) or NGC 6205 (the globular cluster in Hercules).

The position or office of a general. / The term of office of a military general. / The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy. / By extension, leadership, good management.

The succeeding generation. / The next in line; upgrade.