Adjective
1. (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"2. stated explicitly or in detail;
"needed a specific amount"3. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species;
"specific characters"4. 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"