specific
adjective
- 1
stated explicitly or in detail
needed a specific amount
- 2
(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
- 3
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
- 4
relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
specific characters
noun
- 1
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
quinine is a specific for malaria
- 2
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
he always reasons from the particular to the general
Synonyms
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