parasitic
adj. living on or inside another organism; obtaining its livelihood from another creature | ||||
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Parasitic Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Integrated Circuit Terminology |
Parasitic
an undesired attribute of a device or circuit such as, strap capacitance, leakage, or devices, that reduce the performance of a circuit or device from ideal performance without the parasitic.
an undesired attribute of a device or circuit such as, strap capacitance, leakage, or devices, that reduce the performance of a circuit or device from ideal performance without the parasitic.
Parasitic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Parasitic
(a.)
Alt. of Parasitical
(a.)
Alt. of Parasitical
| WordNet 2.0 |
parasitic
Adjective
1. relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection"
(synonym) parasitical
(pertainym) parasite
2. of or pertaining to epenthesis
(synonym) epenthetic
(pertainym) epenthesis
3. of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"
(synonym) parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
(similar) dependent
Adjective
1. relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection"
(synonym) parasitical
(pertainym) parasite
2. of or pertaining to epenthesis
(synonym) epenthetic
(pertainym) epenthesis
3. of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"
(synonym) parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
(similar) dependent
| hEnglish - advanced version |
parasitic
parasitic
\par`a*sit"ic\ (?), parasitical \par`a*sit"ic*al\ (?), ] a. [l. parasiticus, gr. &?;: cf. f. parasitique.]
1. of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "parasitic preachers."
2. (bot. & zo?l.) of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. see parasite, 2 & 3.
parasitic
gull,
parasitic
jager. (zo?l.) see jager. -- par`a*sit"ic*al*ly , adv. -- par`a*sit"ic*al*ness , n.
parasitic
adj : of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" [syn: parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking]
similar words(2)
parasitic gull
parasitic jager
parasitic
\par`a*sit"ic\ (?), parasitical \par`a*sit"ic*al\ (?), ] a. [l. parasiticus, gr. &?;: cf. f. parasitique.]
1. of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "parasitic preachers."
2. (bot. & zo?l.) of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. see parasite, 2 & 3.
parasitic
gull,
parasitic
jager. (zo?l.) see jager. -- par`a*sit"ic*al*ly , adv. -- par`a*sit"ic*al*ness , n.
parasitic
adj : of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" [syn: parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking]
similar words(2)
parasitic gull
parasitic jager
Parasitic Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
parasitic
[PAYR-uh-SIH-tik]
Having to do with or being a parasite (an animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species).
[PAYR-uh-SIH-tik]
Having to do with or being a parasite (an animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species).
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Parasitic
Parasite related
Parasite related
Parasitic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Parasitism
Parasitism is one version of symbiosis ("living together"), a phenomenon in which two organisms which are phylogenetically unrelated co-exist over a prolonged period of time, usually the lifetime of one of the individuals. The requirement for a prolonged interaction precludes predatory or episodic interactions (such as a mosquito feeding on a host), which are usually not seen as symbiotic relationships. Symbiosis encompasses commensalism ("eating at the same table", wherein two organisms co-exist in the same space, and one organism benefits while neither harming nor helping the other), through mutualism (wherein both species benefit from the interaction) to parasitism, wherein one organism, usually physically smaller of the two (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed. (Various forms of "social parasitism", kleptoparasitism, and "cheating parasitism", as discussed below, are characterized by a less close association between a parasite and a host, however.) Especially in the field of medical parasitology, the term "parasite" has come to mean a eukaryotic, pathogenic organism. Thus, protozoan and metazoan infectious agents are classified as parasites while bacteria and viruses are not. Interestingly, fungi are not discussed in textbooks of medical parasitology, even though they are eukaryotic.
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