Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z specificity The state of being specific rather than general. specificize To make specific. specificker A homoeopathic practitioner who sought to ascertain the aetiologies of diseases, focusing on the symptoms most regularly associated with their diagnosis (to the exclusion of peripheral and occasional symptoms), and who, for their treatment, selected remedies (administered in more-or-less undiluted form) on the basis of their general physiological effects, ignoring incidental and side-effects. specificly Nonstandard spelling or misspelling of specifically. specificness Specificity, the state of being specific specified Thoroughly explained. specifiedness The quality of being specified. specifier A person or thing that specifies. specifism A theoretical perspective that believes in the importance of a specific circumstance or body of knowledge specifist A psychologist who focuses on specific reactions to stimuli rather than general personality traits and types. specify To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition. specifying The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly. specillum A surgical probe. speciman A very attractive male; an eligible male. specimen An individual instance that represents a class; an example. specimenize To collect or prepare as a specimen. speciocide The destruction of a species. speciociliatine The alkaloid methyl (E)-2-[(2S,3S,12bR)-3-ethyl-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl]-3-methoxyprop-2-enoate present in kratom speciogynine The alkaloid methyl (E)-2-[(2S,12bS)-3-ethyl-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4,6,7,12,12b-octahydroindolo[2,3-a]quinolizin-2-yl]-3-methoxyprop-2-enoate present in kratom speciology The study of taxonomic species. speciophylline An indole alkaloid present in leaves of the kratom Uncaria tomentosa speciose Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus. speciosity The state or quality of being specious; speciousness. specious Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious. speciously In a specious manner; fallaciously and erroneously, but seeming superficially to be correct. speciousness The state or quality of being specious. speck A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt. specked Having specks or spots, speckled. specker A person who practices specking, walking around scanning the ground for gemstones; a fossicker. speckie Synonym of spectacular mark. speckiness The state or quality of being specky. specking The practice by speckers or fossickers of walking around scanning the ground for gemstones. speckle A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage. specklebreast A thrush. speckled Marked with dots or spots, spotted. speckledness The quality of being speckled. speckledy Having speckles. specklegram An interference pattern or image formed by speckle. speckless spotless, perfectly clean specklessly Without even a speck of dirt or dust. specklessness Freedom from specks; complete cleanness; spotlessness. specklike Resembling or characteristic of a speck; almost too small to see. speckliness Quality of being speckly. speckling A pattern of small spots speckly speckled; marked with speckles Speckman A surname. specksioneer A chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber, of the whale. specky Resembling a speck, minuscule. specs Specifications: plural of spec specsmanship The use of specifications and quantitative measurements to establish the putative superiority of one product over another spect Aphetic form of expect. spectabulous Extremely spectacular. spectacle An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc. spectacled Wearing spectacles. spectacleless Without spectacles (glasses). spectaclelike Resembling or characteristic of spectacles (eyewear). spectaclemaker A manufacturer of spectacles (eyewear). spectaclemaking The manufacture of spectacles (eyewear). spectacles A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face. spectacular Amazing or worthy of special notice. spectacularism The quality of being spectacular. spectacularity The condition of being spectacular. spectacularize To make spectacular. spectacularly In a spectacular manner, extraordinarily, amazingly. spectacularness The state or condition of being spectacular. spectaculous spectacular. spectaculum A spectacle. spectant Looking forward. spectate To attend an event as a spectator; to observe. spectation Regard; aspect; appearance. spectator One who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors. spectatordom The role or status of spectator. spectatorial Pertaining to a spectator. spectatorially in a spectatorial manner, as a spectator rather than an actor spectatoring The act of a person focusing on him/herself during sexual activity, as if watching as a third person. spectatorism The practice of being a spectator, of watching rather than taking part. spectatoritis A preference to observe an activity as a spectator rather than to take part oneself. spectatorless Without spectators. spectatorship The state or quality of being a spectator spectatory A place for spectators to watch an event. spectatress A female spectator. spectatrix A female spectator. specter A ghostly apparition, a phantom. specterlike Like a specter; spectral; ghostly. spectinamide Any of a group of antitubercular drugs based on spectinomycin spectinomycin An aminocyclitol antibiotic produced by the bacterium Streptomyces spectabilis. Spector A surname from Yiddish. spectrahedral Of or pertaining to a spectrahedron. spectrahedron The intersection of the cone of positive semidefinite matrices with an affine-linear space spectral Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly. spectralism A musical composition practice in which compositional decisions are often informed by the analysis of sound spectra spectralist Of, pertaining to, or participating in spectralism, a school of musical composition strongly influenced by the spectrographic analysis of sound spectrality The quality of being spectral or ghostly. spectrally In a spectral manner; like a ghost. spectralness The quality of being spectral or ghostly. spectranomic Relating to spectranomics spectranomics spectroscopic taxonomy and botany spectraplakin Any of a group of exceptionally long, intracellular proteins that have the rare ability to bind to all three cytoskeletal elements: actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments spectrasexual Attracted to multiple genders and sexes, but not all of them. spectrasexuality The state of being spectrasexual. spectratype Any of a "spectrum" of T cell antigen receptors analysed by the immunoscope method spectratyping The separation and analysis of spectratypes spectre UK and Australia standard spelling of specter. spectred ghostly spectrelike Synonym of specterlike. spectrin A contractile protein found on the surface of the membranes of blood cells spectrinopathy Any disease associated with damage to spectrins. spectroanalysis Chemical analysis using a spectrum spectroanalytic Of or relating to spectroanalysis. spectroanalytical Of or pertaining to spectroanalysis. spectroastrometric Of or pertaining to spectroastrometry spectroastrometry A combination of spectroscopy and astrometry spectrobolographic Of or relating to the spectrobolograph. spectrobolometer A combined spectroscope and bolometer for determining the distribution of energy in a spectrum. spectrobolometric Relating to spectrobolometry. spectrobolometrically By means of spectrobolometry. spectrobolometry The use of a spectrobolometer. spectrochemical Of or pertaining to spectrochemistry spectrochemistry The application of spectroscopy to the analysis of chemical compounds. spectrocolorimeter A form of colorimeter that shows tristimulus values or otherwise measures colour intensity at various frequencies spectrocolorimetry colorimetry by means of a spectrocolorimeter spectrodichrograph A device that measures circular dichroism at a range of frequencies spectroelectric Relating to any form of spark tube whose internal electric discharge is used in spectroscopic observations. spectroelectrochemical Of or pertaining to spectroelectrochemistry spectroelectrochemistry Any of many spectroscopic techniques used in chemistry spectrofluorescence fluorescence spectroscopy spectrofluorimetrically By means of spectrofluorimetry. spectrofluorometer A spectrometer used in fluorescence spectroscopy spectrofluorometric Relating to spectrofluorometry. spectrofluorometry A spectroscopic form of fluorometry spectrofluorophotometer A fluorophotometer equipped with a spectroscope spectrofluorophotometric Relating to spectrofluorophotometry or by means of a spectrofluorophotometer. spectrofluorophotometry fluorophotometry by means of a spectrofluorophotometer spectrofluoropolarimeter A spectrofluorometric polarimeter spectrogoniometer A device that measures angles of refraction at a range of wavelengths. spectrogoniometric Relating to, or measured using a spectrogoniometer spectrogram A visual representation of the spectrum of a sound changing through time. spectrograph A machine for recording spectra, producing spectrograms. spectrographer One who carries out spectrography. spectrographic Of or pertaining to spectrography or spectrographs. spectrographical Synonym of spectrographic. spectrographically By means of, or in terms of, spectrography. spectrography The process of using a spectrometer to produce a spectrograph. spectroheliogram A photograph taken using a spectroheliograph. spectroheliograph an instrument that produced monochromatic photographs of the sun using light at a selected wavelength spectroheliographic Relating to the spectroheliograph. spectroheliographically By means of a spectroheliograph. spectroheliography The use of a spectroheliograph. spectroheliokinematograph A scientific apparatus of the 1930s consisting of a spectrohelioscope and early video camera, used to monitor events on the surface of the Sun. spectroheliokinematographic Of or relating to the spectroheliokinematograph.