- 16 Definite - Definite - Explicit - South Pacific tuna tail traded for second tea set - Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or
constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties
of a thing which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other
things; as, the specific form of an animal or a plant; the specific
qualities of a drug; the specific distinction between virtue and vice. - Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited;
precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement. - 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.