parasitic

parasitic

English

Alternative forms

• parasitical

Etymology

parasite +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /pɛɹ.əˈsɪt.ɪk/

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Adjective

parasitic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
3. Exploiting another for personal gain.

Derived terms

• epiparasitic
• hemiparasitic
• holoparasitic
• mycoparasitic
• nonparasitic
• parasitical
• parasitically
• parasiticalness
• parasitic element
• parasitic gap
• polyparasitic
• unparasitic
• zoöparasitic

 

Translations

pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite

Afrikaans: parasities Arabic: please add this translation if you can Dutch: parasitair (nl), parasitisch (nl) Esperanto: parazita Finnish: lois- (fi) German: parasitär (de) Hindi: परजीवी (parjīvī) Ido: parazita (io), parazitala (io), parazitatra (io) Maori: parakūkā, pirinoa

Norwegian: Bokmål: parasittær Nynorsk: parasittær Polish: pasożytniczy (pl) Portuguese: parasita (pt) m or f Romanian: parazitar (ro) m or n, parazitară f Russian: паразити́ческий (ru) (parazitíčeskij) Spanish: parasítico (es), parasitario (es) Tagalog: sasandigin

drawing upon another organism for sustenance

Afrikaans: parasities Czech: parazitní, cizopasný Dutch: parasitair (nl), parasitisch (nl) Finnish: lois- (fi) German: parasitär (de)

Hindi: परजीवी (parjīvī) Maori: pirinoa Romanian: parazitar (ro) m or n Spanish: parasitario (es), parásito (es)

exploit

Dutch: parasitair (nl), parasitisch (nl)

German: parasitär (de)

Noun

parasitic (plural parasitics)

1. (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.