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
• Polish: pasożytniczy (pl)
• Portuguese: parasita (pt) m, f
• Romanian: parazitar (ro) m, 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, 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.