specific
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(a) (sometimes followed by "to") applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
- rules with specific application
- demands specific to the job
- a specific and detailed account of the accident
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(s) stated explicitly or in detail
- needed a specific amount
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(a) relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
- specific characters
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(a) being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
- quinine is highly specific for malaria
- a specific remedy
- a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements
Nouns
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(n) a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
- he always reasons from the particular to the general
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(n) a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
- quinine is a specific for malaria