specific in WordNet English dictionary

1. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
   "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
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2. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
   "quinine is a specific for malaria"
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1. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
   "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
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2. 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"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
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3. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
   "specific characters"
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4. stated explicitly or in detail
   "needed a specific amount"
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