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How to pronounce specific in English?

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Synonyms particular
Type of fact
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Type of medicinal drug, medicine, medication, medicament


quinine is a specific for malaria.
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quinine is highly specific for malaria.
a specific remedy.
a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements.
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rules with specific application.
demands specific to the job.
a specific and detailed account of the accident.
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Derivation specificity


needed a specific amount.
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specific characters.

Examples of specific

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He declined to give a specific projection for the first six months of this year.
From the bloomberg.com
It should only been used in people under 19 under specific orders from a doctor.
From the abcnews.go.com
Until now, little has been known about what maintains organs at a specific size.
From the sciencedaily.com
More than 75 percent of vaccinated participants produced HIV-1 specific T cells.
From the sciencedaily.com
Dots of various diameters were patterned in specific positions in square arrays.
From the sciencedaily.com
The MT1 receptor is a membrane protein located in specific regions of the brain.
From the sciencedaily.com
He wants to race distances that are challenging without setting a specific goal.
From the freep.com
Since 2003 Illinois has taken specific actions to become an anti-business state.
From the suntimes.com
Someone with the online handle Quotemstr asked Heap to join a specific chatroom.
From the newsweek.com
More examples
  • (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"
  • Particular: a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"
  • A medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria"
  • Stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"
  • (specifically) in distinction from others; "a program specifically for teenagers"; "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes"
  • A distinguishing attribute or quality; Something particularly adapted for a particular use, as a remedy for a particular disorder; Specification; The details; particulars; explicit or definite; of, or relating to a species; pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species; special, distinctive or ...
  • (Specifically) phytosterols may help to:
  • (Specifics) In sound editing, these are any effects that directly relate to the picture, where we see a thing happen and hear it too. Backgrounds, ambiance and speech are not specifics.
  • (Specifics) These are distinguished within generic taxa of great cultural importance. Quite apart from any mythological significance, oaks are extremely important because of the uses that can be made of their wood.