3. (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"
4. (adj)specific stated explicitly or in detail "needed a specific amount"
5. (adj)specific relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species "specific characters"
6. (adj)specific being or affecting a disease produced by a particularmicroorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in makingmicroscope slides
"quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
Definition of 'specific'
