Distinguishing
Pronunciation : Dis*tin"guish*ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else; distinctive; peculiar; characteristic. The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion. Locke. Distinguishing pennant (Naut.), a special pennant by which any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and signaled. Simmonds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913