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▸ noun: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease ("Quinine is a specific for malaria")
▸ noun: a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
▸ adjective: relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species ("Specific characters")
▸ adjective: stated explicitly or in detail ("Needed a specific amount")
▸ adjective: (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique ("Rules with specific application")
▸ adjective: 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")
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▸ noun: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease ("Quinine is a specific for malaria")
▸ noun: a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
▸ adjective: relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species ("Specific characters")
▸ adjective: stated explicitly or in detail ("Needed a specific amount")
▸ adjective: (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique ("Rules with specific application")
▸ adjective: 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")
▸ Also see specifics
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to specific
▸ Usage examples for specific
▸ Idioms related to specific (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing specific
▸ Popular nouns described by specific
▸ Words that often appear near specific
▸ Rhymes of specific
▸ Invented words related to specific