specific
adjective
having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite.
nonspecifically
-
a word derived from
specific.
Example Sentences
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Silver ions were effective at cutting the DNA, but they also attached nonspecifically and caused precipitation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
If mRNA were not present in the elongation complex, the ribosome would bind tRNAs nonspecifically.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In addition to raising the specter of contamination, Buckley and others have argued that antibodies often bind nonspecifically and yield false-positive results.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 13, 2017
Her nonspecifically “European” godmother married to the British Lord with the houses in London and St. Tropez.
From Salon ● May 31, 2012
I am certain that the people at Kraft Foods—like the citizens of Xerox and Kleenex, of Technicolor and British Cellophane—have passionate feelings about the ways in which the brand name Jell-O is used nonspecifically.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2012
