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nouna fact about some part (as opposed to general)
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"quinine is a specific for malaria"nouna medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific diseasetype of:
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"quinine is highly specific for malaria" "a specific remedy" "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"adjectivebeing or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slidesOpposite:
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"rules with specific application" "demands specific to the job" "a specific and detailed account of the accident"adjective(sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
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"needed a specific amount"adjectivestated explicitly or in detail
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"specific characters"relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
Examples of specific
- "quinine is a specific for malaria"
- "quinine is highly specific for malaria"
- "a specific remedy"
- "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
- "rules with specific application"
- "demands specific to the job"
- "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
- "needed a specific amount"
- "specific characters"