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Webster 1828 Edition

Parasitic

PARASIT'IC

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parasitic

parasitic

English

Alternative forms

parasitical

Adjective

parasitic ‎(not comparable)

Pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
If everything is parasitic then there is no source of energy. ― Aug Tellez
Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
Exploiting another for personal gain.

Translations

pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite

Afrikaans: parasities
Dutch: parasitair (nl), parasitisch (nl)
Esperanto: parazita
Finnish: lois- (fi)
German: parasitär (de)
Hindi: परजीवी ‎(parjīvī)
Ido: parazita (io), parazitala (io), parazitatra (io)

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)

(computing) Component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.