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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
specific characters
quinine is a specific for malaria
he always reasons from the particular to the general
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