specific Definition

constituting or falling into a specifiable category

sharing or being those properties of something that allow it to be referred to a particular category

restricted to a particular individual, situation, relation, or effect

something peculiarly adapted to a purpose or use

a drug or remedy having a specific mitigating effect on a disease

a characteristic quality or trait

relating or applying specifically to or intended specifically for

the Latin or latinized noun or adjective that follows the genus name in a taxonomic binomial

the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (such as pure water) taken as a standard when both densities are obtained by weighing in air

the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree Celsius

the thrust produced per unit rate of consumption of the propellant that is usually expressed in pounds of thrust per pound of propellant used per second and that is a measure of the efficiency of a rocket engine

the performance of a legal contract strictly or substantially according to its terms

an equitable remedy enjoining specific performance

any integrated circuit designed to perform a single, specific task —abbreviation ASIC

a protease secreted by epithelial cells of the prostate gland that is used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer since its concentration in blood serum tends to be proportional to the clinical stage of the disease —abbreviation PSA