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specific
Stated explicitly or in detail
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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”
adjective
Relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
“Specific characters”
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)
“He always reasons from the particular to the general”
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Needed a specific amount
Rules with specific application
Demands specific to the job
A specific and detailed account of the accident
Quinine is highly specific for malaria
A specific remedy
A specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements
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Quinine is a specific for malaria
He always reasons from the particular to the general
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