n.
Function: noun
Date: 1661
1 a : something peculiarly adapted to a purpose or use b : a drug or remedy having a specific mitigating effect on a disease <used as a specific against malaria>
2 a : a characteristic quality or trait b : DETAILS , PARTICULARS ― usually used in plural <haggling over the legal and financial specific s of independence ― Time > c plural : SPECIFICATION 2A