specific
/spɪ'sɪfɪk/
nounadjective
8 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
A fact about some part (as opposed to general).
2
ADJECTIVEA medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease.
“quinine is a specific for malaria”
1
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”
2
(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”
3
OTHERStated explicitly or in detail.
“needed a specific amount”
1
Relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species.
“specific characters”
WORD FORMS
Related formspecificity
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinecificspay
Starts & ends withS … C
Syllablesspe · cif · ic
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
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