Noun

• S: (n) particular, specific (a fact about some part (as opposed to general)) "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
• S: (n) specific (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease) "quinine is a specific for malaria"

Adjective

• S: (adj) specific ((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"
• S: (adj) specific (stated explicitly or in detail) "needed a specific amount"
• S: (adj) specific (relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species) "specific characters"
• S: (adj) specific (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"