specific

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Synonyms: aspecific, specify, specifics, specified, pacific, specifity, unspecific, specifier, specifies, specif, siccific

Antonyms: aspecific, specify, specifics, specified, pacific, specifity, unspecific, specifier, specifies, specif, siccific

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|explicit or definite}} [[explicit|Explicit]] or [[definite]].
2. {{senseid|en|of a taxonomic species of life}} {{lb|en|bioscience|taxonomy}} Pertaining to a [[species]], as a taxon or taxa at the rank of [[species]].
3. {{lb|en|sometimes in combination}} [[special|Special]], [[distinctive]] or [[unique]].
4. {{senseid|en|particular thing}} [[intend]]ed for, or [[apply]]ing to, a [[particular]] thing.
5. {{senseid|en|identifying something with high accuracy}} Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
6. Being a [[remedy]] for a particular [[disease]] on a deeper level, rather than just masking the symptoms.
7. {{senseid|en|immunologically regarding Ab-Ag}} {{lb|en|immunology}} [[limit|Limit]]ed to a particular [[antibody]] or [[antigen]].
8. {{senseid|en|by mass, in physics}} {{lb|en|physics}} Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy).
9. {{senseid|en|by any standardizing divisor, in physics}} {{lb|en|physics}} Similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust).
10. {{senseid|en|instance of dimensionless ratio, in physics}} {{lb|en|physics}} A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio [[dimensionless|without unit or dimension]] (e.g. specific [[refractive index]] is a pure number, and is relative to that of air).

Noun

1. A [[distinguishing]] [[attribute]] or [[quality]].
2. A [[remedy]] for a specific disease or condition.
3. Specification.
4. {{lb|en|in the plural}} The details; [[particulars]].
5. {{lb|en|[[toponymy]]}} The [[distinguishing]] part of a [[toponym]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Glossary of Generic Terms in Canada's Geographical Names|edition=2nd|first1=Claudine|last1=Ratelle|first2=Carolina|last2=Herrera|first3=Isabelle|last3=Poirier|publisher=[[w:Translation Bureau|Translation Bureau]]|location=Ottawa|year=2012|pages=xi–xii|isbn=978-1-100-54304-8|url=https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2012/tpsgc-pwgsc/S52-2-176-2012.pdf#page=13}}</ref>

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