| specific | |
| 1. adj. explicit or definite | |
| 2. adj. (sciences) Pertaining to a species. | |
| 3. adj. (taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species | |
| 4. adj. special, distinctive or unique | |
| 5. adj. intended for, or applying to a particular thing | |
| 6. adj. being a remedy for a particular disease | |
| Quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria. | |
| 7. adj. (immunology) limited to a particular antibody or antigen | |
| 8. adj. (physics) of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy) | |
| 9. adj. (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. adj. (physics) a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air) | |
| 11. n. A distinguishing attribute or quality. | |
| 12. n. A remedy for a specific disease or condition. | |
| 13. n. Specification | |
| 14. n. (in the plural) The details; particulars. | |
