Specific

1. Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited; precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement.
2. A specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3.
3. Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar adaption, and not on general principles; as, quinine is a specific medicine in cases of malaria.
4. Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which it is applied.