| CALCIFIC | • calcific adj. Of or pertaining to calcification. • calcific adj. Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles. • CALCIFIC adj. containing salts of calcium. |
| CONSPECIFIC | • conspecific adj. (Taxonomy) relating to the same species. • conspecific n. An organism belonging to the same species as another. • CONSPECIFIC n. a plant or animal of the same species. |
| ECOSPECIFIC | • ecospecific adj. Relating to ecospecies. • ECOSPECIFIC adj. relating to an ecospecies. |
| FELICIFIC | • felicific adj. (Rare, chiefly philosophy) Of, pertaining to, or producing pleasure or happiness. • FELICIFIC adj. producing happiness. |
| HETEROSPECIFIC | • heterospecific adj. (Systematics) Of or belonging to a different species. • heterospecific n. An organism belonging to a different species to another. • HETEROSPECIFIC n. an organism of a different species or group. |
| INFRASPECIFIC | • infraspecific adj. (Taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms… • INFRASPECIFIC adj. of taxonomic divisions of a lower rank than species. |
| INTERSPECIFIC | • interspecific adj. Occurring among members of different species; interspecies. • interspecific adj. (Biology) Existing or occurring between different species. • INTERSPECIFIC adj. existing, occurring, or arising between species. |
| INTRASPECIFIC | • intraspecific adj. Occurring among members of the same species. • INTRASPECIFIC adj. occurring within a species or involving members of one species, also INTRASPECIES. |
| MONOSPECIFIC | • monospecific adj. (Taxonomy, Of a genus) containing only one known species. • monospecific adj. (Microbiology, Of a group of antibodies) with affinity for the same antigen. • MONOSPECIFIC adj. specific for a single antigen or receptor site on an antigen. |
| NONSPECIFIC | • nonspecific adj. Not specific or precise, as… • non-specific adj. Alternative spelling of nonspecific. • NONSPECIFIC adj. of a disease, not caused by any specific, identifiable agent. |
| PACIFIC | • pacific adj. Calm, peaceful. • pacific adj. Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence. • Pacific prop.n. The Pacific Ocean. |
| SPECIFIC | • specific adj. Explicit or definite. • specific adj. (Bioscience, taxonomy) pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species. • specific adj. Special, distinctive or unique. |
| STEREOSPECIFIC | • stereospecific adj. (Chemistry) Showing stereospecificity. • STEREOSPECIFIC adj. being, produced by, or involved in a stereochemically specific process. |
| SUBSPECIFIC | • subspecific adj. (Taxonomy) pertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.) • subspecific adj. (Taxonomy) infraspecific. (See Usage notes.) • SUBSPECIFIC adj. relating to a subspecies. |
| TRANSPACIFIC | • transpacific adj. (Geography) On, from the other side of, spanning or crossing the Pacific Ocean. • trans-Pacific adj. Alternative form of transpacific. • TRANSPACIFIC adj. crossing or extending across the Pacific Ocean. |
| UNSPECIFIC | • unspecific adj. Not specific: nonspecific. • UNSPECIFIC adj. not specific. |