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adjective. Explicitly set forth; definite: synonym: explicit.

adjective. Clear or detailed in communicating.

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adjective. Limited, distinctive, or unique.

adjective. Intended for, applying to, or acting on a particular thing.

adjective. Concerned particularly with the subject specified. Often used in combination.

adjective. Relating to, characterizing, or distinguishing a species.

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adjective. Designating a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition.

adjective. Having a remedial influence or effect on a particular disease.

adjective. Having an affinity limited to a particular antibody or antigen.

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adjective. Designating a customs charge levied on merchandise by unit or weight rather than according to value.

adjective. Designating a commodity rate applicable to the transportation of a single commodity between named points.

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noun. Something particularly fitted to a use or purpose.

noun. A remedy intended for a particular ailment or disorder.

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noun. A distinguishing quality or attribute.

noun. Distinct items or details; particulars.

noun. A definite substance in the serum of an animal that gives rise to a special kind of immunity.

That is specified or defined; distinctly named, formulated, or determined; of a special kind or a definite tenor; determinate; explicit: as, a specific sum of money; a specific offer; specific, obligations or duties; a specific aim or pursuit.

Pertaining to or accordant with what is specified or determined; relating to or regarding a definite subject; conformable to special occasion or requirement, prescribed terms, or known conditions; having a special use or application.

Of or pertaining to a species.

Peculiar; special.

In law, having a certain or well-defined form or designation; observing a certain form; precise.

In medicine, related to special infection, particularly syphilitic infection; produced by some distinct zymotic poison.

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Particular, etc. See special.

noun. Something adapted or expected to produce a specific effect; that which is, or is supposed to be, capable of infallibly bringing about a desired result; especially, a remedy which cures, or tends to cure, a certain disease, whatever may be its manifestations, as mercury used as a remedy for syphilis.

noun. A specific remedy. See specific, a., 3.

noun. Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied.

adjective. Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things

adjective. Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating.

adjective. Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaptation, and not on general principles.

adjective. a characteristic or characteristics distinguishing one species from every other species of the same genus.

adjective. A disease which is itself uniformly produced by a definite and peculiar poison or organism.

adjective. See under Duty.

adjective. See under Gravity.

adjective. the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree, taking as the unit of measure the quantity required to raise the same weight of water from zero to one degree.

adjective. the effect of a dielectric body in producing static electric induction as compared with that of some other body or bodies referred to as a standard.

adjective. a bequest of a particular thing, as of a particular animal or piece of furniture, specified and distinguished from all others.

adjective. the name which, appended to the name of the genus, constitutes the distinctive name of the species; -- originally applied by Linnæus to the essential character of the species, or the essential difference. The present specific name he at first called the trivial name.

adjective. the peformance of a contract or agreement as decreed by a court of equity.

adjective. explicit or definite

adjective. Pertaining to a species.

adjective. pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species

adjective. special, distinctive or unique

adjective. intended for, or applying to a particular thing

"The arbiter appears to the undersigned to have viewed the rivers St. John and Restigouche as possessing both a specific and a generic character; that considered _alone_ they were _specific_ ', and the designation in the treaty of "rivers falling into the Atlantic" was inapplicable to them; that considered _In connection with other rivers_ they were _generic_ and were embraced in the terms of the treaty, but that as their connection with other rivers would bring them within a principle which, according to the views taken by him of other parts of the question, was equally realized by both lines, it would be hazardous to allow them any weight in deciding the disputed boundary."

all-purpose  broad  general  general-purpose  generic  

conductivity  generic  specific cause  specific centers  specific characters  

ad hoc  circumstantial  limited  particular  particularised  

fact  medicament  medication  medicinal drug  medicine  

Pacific  hieroglyphic  honorific  horrific  nonspecific  

appropriate  technical  unique  various  

absolute  aid  alterative  analeptic  assistance