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specific
Overview of noun specific
The noun specific has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. particular, specific -- (a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
2. specific -- (a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
Overview of adj specific
The adj specific has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (41) 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")
2. (5) specific -- (stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount")
3. (1) specific -- (relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters")
4. specific -- (being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides; "quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun specific
2 senses of specific
Sense 1
particular, specific
=> fact
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
specific
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
=> drug
=> agent
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun specific
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun specific
2 senses of specific
Sense 1
particular, specific
=> fact
Sense 2
specific
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
Antonyms of noun specific
1 of 2 senses of specific
Sense 1
particular, specific
Antonym of general (Sense 3)
=>general
Member Holonyms of noun specific
Substance Holonyms of noun specific
Part Holonyms of noun specific
Member Meronyms of noun specific
Substance Meronyms of noun specific
Part Meronyms of noun specific
Meronyms of noun specific
Holonyms of noun specific
Attributes of noun specific
Derived Forms of noun specific
Domain of noun specific
Domain Terms of noun specific
Familiarity of noun specific
specific used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun specific
2 senses of specific
Sense 1
particular, specific
> fact
=> case
=> detail, item, point
=> particular, specific
=> general
=> matter of fact
=> observation
=> reason
=> score
=> truth
Sense 2
specific
> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
=> acyclovir, Zovirax
=> alendronate, Fosamax
=> allopurinol, Zyloprim
=> amrinone, Inocor
=> analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill
=> angiogenesis inhibitor
=> antiarrhythmic, antiarrhythmic drug, antiarrhythmic medication
=> antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide
=> anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug
=> anticholinesterase
=> anticoagulant, anticoagulant medication, decoagulant
=> anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug
=> antidepressant, antidepressant drug
=> antidiabetic, antidiabetic drug
=> antidiarrheal, antidiarrheal drug
=> antidiuretic, antidiuretic drug
=> antiemetic, antiemetic drug
=> antihistamine
=> antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug
=> anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory drug
=> antiprotozoal, antiprotozoal drug
=> antipyretic, febrifuge
=> antiseptic
=> antispasmodic, spasmolytic, antispasmodic agent
=> antitussive
=> antiviral, antiviral agent, antiviral drug
=> APC
=> astringent, astringent drug, styptic
=> atomic cocktail
=> azathioprine, Imuran
=> blocker, blocking agent
=> bronchodilator
=> calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker
=> carminative
=> clofibrate, Atromid-S
=> clopidogrel bisulfate, Plavix
=> cold medicine
=> counterirritant
=> cytotoxic drug
=> decongestant
=> demulcent
=> diaphoretic
=> disulfiram, Antabuse
=> dose
=> Drixoral
=> drug cocktail, highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART
=> expectorant, expectorator
=> fixed-combination drug
=> gemfibrozil, Lopid
=> hematinic, haematinic
=> herbal medicine
=> histamine blocker
=> immunosuppressant, immunosuppressor, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressive, immune suppressant drug
=> inhalant, inhalation
=> isoproterenol, Isuprel
=> isosorbide, Isordil
=> lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin
=> methacholine, Mecholyl
=> nux vomica
=> over-the-counter drug, over-the-counter medicine
=> oxytocic, oxytocic drug
=> paregoric, camphorated tincture of opium
=> patent medicine
=> penicillamine, Cuprimine
=> pentylenetetrazol, pentamethylenetetrazol, Metrazol
=> pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic
=> placebo
=> powder
=> prescription drug, prescription, prescription medicine, ethical drug
=> probenecid
=> purgative, cathartic, physic, aperient
=> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
=> rubefacient
=> sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer
=> soothing syrup
=> specific
=> sucralfate, Carafate
=> sudorific, sudatory
=> suppository
=> tincture
=> tonic, restorative
=> tyrosine kinase inhibitor
=> vermicide
=> vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
Meronyms of noun specific
2 senses of specific
Sense 2
specific
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
HAS SUBSTANCE: physostigmine
Holonyms of noun specific
Grep of noun specific
conspecific
prostate specific antigen
specific
specific gravity
specific heat
specific performance
specification
specificity
Antonyms of adj specific
3 of 4 senses of specific
Sense 1
specific (vs. general)(vs. nonspecific)
general (vs. specific)
=> broad, unspecific
=> general-purpose, all-purpose
=> generic
=> gross
=> miscellaneous
=> overall
=> pandemic
=> universal
=> widespread
nonspecific (vs. specific)(vs. specific)
Sense 2
specific
INDIRECT (VIA specified) -> unspecified
Sense 4
specific (vs. nonspecific)
nonspecific (vs. specific)(vs. specific)
Similarity of adj specific
4 senses of specific
Sense 1
specific (vs. general)(vs. nonspecific)
=> ad hoc
=> circumstantial
=> limited, special
=> particular(prenominal), peculiar(prenominal), special(prenominal)
=> particular(prenominal)
=> particularized, particularised
=> proper(postnominal)
=> unique(predicate)
Also See> precise#1; specialized#1, specialised#1
Sense 2
specific
=> specified (vs. unspecified)
Sense 3
specific
Pertains to noun species (Sense 1)
=>species
=> taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
Sense 4
specific (vs. nonspecific)
Pertainyms of adj specific
1 of 4 senses of specific
Sense 3
specific
Pertains to noun species (Sense 1)
=>species
=> taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
Attributes of adj specific
1 of 4 senses of specific
Sense 1
specific (vs. general)(vs. nonspecific)
=> generality
Domain of adj specific
1 of 4 senses of specific
Sense 4
specific (vs. nonspecific)
TOPIC>(noun) medicine#1, medical specialty#1
TOPIC>(noun) pathology#1
Domain Terms of adj specific
Familiarity of adj specific
specific used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj specific
conspecific
interspecific
intraspecific
nonspecific
specific
unspecific
Grep of adv specific
specifically
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