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81specific moment — index point (period of time) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
82specific quality — index characteristic, identity (individuality), particularity, penchant, property (distinctive attribute), specialty ( …
83specific dynamic action — n the effect of ingestion and assimilation of food and esp. of protein in increasing the production of heat in the body abbr. SDA …
84specific epithet — n the Latin or latinized noun or adjective that follows the genus name in a taxonomic binomial …
85specific heat — n 1) the ratio of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a body one degree to that required to raise the temperature of an equal mass of water one degree 2) the heat in calories required to raise the temperature of one gram of… …
86specific heat capacity — specific heat. Symbol c …
87specific — (adj.) 1630s, having a special quality, from Fr. spécifique, from L.L. specificus constituting a species, from L. species kind, sort (see SPECIES (Cf. species)). Earlier form was specifical (early 15c.). Meaning definite, precise first recorded… …
88specific — [adj] particular, distinguishing bull’s eye*, categorical, characteristic, clean cut, clear cut, cut fine*, dead on*, definite, definitive, different, distinct, downright, drawn fine, especial, exact, explicit, express, flat out*, hit nail on… …
89specific characters — n. the persistent features that distinguish one species from all others …
90specific gravity — n. the ratio of the weight or mass of a given volume of a substance to that of an equal volume of another substance (water for liquids and solids, air or hydrogen for gases) used as a standard …
