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specific

adjective
  1. stated explicitly or in detail
    “needed a specific amount”
  2. (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
    “rules with specific application”
  3. being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition
  4. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
    “specific characters”
noun
  1. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
    “quinine is a specific for malaria”
  2. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
    particular