Specific

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011094",
  "term": "Specific",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An adjective placed before the name of an extensive quantity to show that it has been divided by mass, as in specific volume and specific heat capacity. The result is an intensive property that does not depend on the size of the sample. Division by amount of substance gives the molar quantity instead, and division by volume gives a density.",
  "synonyms": [
    "specific quantity"
  ],
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "specific volume",
    "interference",
    "selective"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 7 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1983, 55, 553. 'Recommendations for the usage of selective, selectivity and related terms in analytical chemistry' on page 555 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198855030553)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/specific/"
}