distinct from others, clearly and individually identified
In this specific instance
being or relating to those properties of something that allow it to be assigned to a particular category
free from ambiguity; explicit or particular
specific instructions
(usu + to) confined to a particular individual, group, or circumstance
having a particular rather than a general influence, e.g. on a body part, disease, or chemical reaction
antibodies specific for the smallpox virus
in biology, of or constituting a species, esp a biological species
in physics, being any of various arbitrary physical constants; esp one relating an expression of quantity to unit mass, volume, or area
specific heat capacity
said of a tax or duty: imposed at a fixed rate per unit, e.g. of weight or count