(of a disease) caused by a particular pathogenic agent
5. physics
a.
characteristic of a property of a particular substance, esp in relation to the same property of a standard reference substance
specific gravity
b.
characteristic of a property of a particular substance per unit mass, length, area, volume, etc
specific heat
c.
(of an extensive physical quantity) divided by mass
specific heat capacity
specific volume
6. Also (rare): specifical business
denoting a tariff levied at a fixed sum per unit of weight, quantity, volume, etc, irrespective of value
noun
7. (sometimes plural)
a designated quality, thing, etc
8. medicine
any drug used to treat a particular disease
Derived forms
specifically (speˈcifically)
adverb
specificity (ˌspɛsɪˈfɪsɪtɪ)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Medieval Latin specificus, from Latin species
Examples of 'specifical' in a sentence
specifical
The historical specifical features of somatical analysis in modern sociological studies are considered.
Yaroslav Рotapenko 2013, 'The Historical Genesis of "Sociology of the Body" as important trend of modern socialand humanitarian studies', Cхідhttp://skhid.kubg.edu.ua/article/view/16375. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The pupae do not present specifical characters.
O. Mangabeira Filho 1942, '13ª Contribuição ao estudo dos Flebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae): Flebotomus (Brumptomyia)travassosi Mangabeira, 1942', Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761942000300011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)