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specific

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) specific (adjective)
  2. 2) specific (noun)
  3. specific dynamic action (noun)
  4. specific epithet (noun)
  5. specific gravity (noun)
  6. specific heat (noun)
  7. prostate-specific antigen (noun)
  8. species-specific (adjective)

1spe·cif·ic

adj \spi-ˈsif-ik\

Definition of SPECIFIC

1
a : restricted by nature to a particular individual, situation, relation, or effect <a disease specific to horses> b : exerting a distinctive influence (as on a body part or a disease) <specific antibodies>
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a species and especially a biological species

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