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parasitic

English

Alternative forms

  • parasitical

Etymology

parasite +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pæ.???s?t.?k/
  • (US) IPA(key): /p??.??s?t.?k/

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

Translations

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.

parasitic From the web:



threadworm

English

Etymology

thread +? worm

Pronunciation

Noun

threadworm (plural threadworms)

  1. A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
  2. (Britain, Australia) The pinworm.

Translations

threadworm From the web:

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