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Conspecific
Conspecific Con`spe*cif"ic (k[o^]n`sp[-e]*s[i^]f"[i^]k), a.
Of the same species.
Despecificate
Despecificate De`spe*cif"i*cate, v. t. [Pref. de- (intens.) +
specificate.]
To discriminate; to separate according to specific
signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.
[R.]
Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully
despecificated. --Fitzed.
Hall.
Specifiable
Specifiable Spec"i*fi`a*ble, a.
Admitting specification; capable of being specified.
SpecificSpecific Spe*cif"ic, n.
1. (Med.) A specific remedy. See Specific, a., 3.
His parents were weak enough to believe that the
royal touch was a specific for this malady.
--Macaulay.
2. Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which
it is applied. --Dr. H. More. Specific gravity 3. Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence,
seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.
They derive an importance from . . . the gravity of
the place where they were uttered. --Burke.
4. (Physics) The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center
of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the
center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.
5. (Mus.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
Center of gravity See under Center.
Gravity battery, See Battery, n., 4.
Specific gravity, the ratio of the weight of a body to the
weight of an equal volume of some other body taken as the
standard or unit. This standard is usually water for
solids and liquids, and air for gases. Thus, 19, the
specific gravity of gold, expresses the fact that, bulk
for bulk, gold is nineteen times as heavy as water. Specifical
Specifical Spe*cif"ic*al, a.
Specific. --Bacon.
Specifically
Specifically Spe*cif"ic*al*ly, adv.
In a specific manner.
Specificalness
Specificalness Spe*cif"ic*al*ness, n.
The quality of being specific.
SpecificateSpecificate Spe*cif"i*cate, v. t. [See Specify.]
To show, mark, or designate the species, or the
distinguishing particulars of; to specify. [Obs.] --ir M.
Hale.
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