Astock comes from a company that makes consumer goods such as food and drugs that have fairly constant demand regardless of the state of the economy.

A Defensive stock comes from a company that makes consumer goods such as food and drugs that have fairly constant demand regardless of the state of the economy.
Defensive stock is the type of stock from the companies whose business tend to remain stable no matter what economic condition they're currently in. Usually, this type of stock consist of the products that people consume daily, such as foods and drugs