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8-Letter Words That Start With: SPEC

There are 19 8-letter words, 1 8-letter phrase and 0 8-letter abbr's that start with SPEC.

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specific8
17 adjectiveadj
adjective

• (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique

• relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species

• being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides

noun

• a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

• a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

adjective satellite

• stated explicitly or in detail

speckled8
17 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a pattern of dots

specking8
17
noun

• a very small spot

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a slight but appreciable amount

verb

• produce specks in or on

speckles8
16 nounn
noun

• a small contrasting part of something

verb

• produce a mottled effect

• mark with small spots

speccing8
15 verbv
verb

• To specify, especially in a formal specification document.

specimen8
14 nounn
noun

• an example regarded as typical of its class

• a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

spectrum8
14 nounn
noun

• an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

• a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities

speculum8
14 nounn
noun

• a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument

• a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior

spectral8
12 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to a spectrum

adjective satellite

• resembling or characteristic of a phantom

specious8
12 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• plausible but false

• based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

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