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Definition: Parasitic |
ParasiticAdjective1. 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "parasitic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references) |
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Health | Having to do with or being a parasite. A parasite is an animal or a plant that lives on or in an organism of another species and gets at least some of its nutrients from it. (references) |
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Synonyms: ParasiticSynonyms: bloodsucking (adj), leechlike (adj), parasitical (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Taking | Adjective: taking;Verb: privative, prehensile; predaceous, predal, predatory, predatorial; lupine, rapacious, raptorial; ravenous; parasitic. |
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Screenplays | Kathleen, before you start counting the rings around my trunk, I think you should thank your lucky stars that a cheap, parasitic slug, such as yourself, is allowed even to cohabitate under the same roof with a woman of my caliber and credentials. (Filthy Rich; writing credit: Barry E. Blitzer; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason) | |
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 | Nodules or lumps in the skin produced by the parasitic worms are one of the early signs of onchocerciasis. / WHO p.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by P.A. Pittet.. |  | The dull patch in a victim's eye shows where the parasitic worm ... has caused irreparable damage. / WHO p.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by D. Deriaz.. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Nobody knows that he has within him a fearful parasitic pain, with a thousand teeth, which lives in the miserable man, who is dying of it. |
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Health | The acephalic fetus is a parasitic twin attached to an otherwise intact fetus. (references) | |
The parasitic roundworm called Strongyloides stercoralis mainly infects humans. (references) | ||
Almost more than any other parasitic disease, human carelessness causes ascaris. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Cuba | In 1997 the IACHR described the nutritional and hygienic situation in the prisons, together with the deficiencies in medical care, as "alarming." Both the IACHR and the former U.N. Special Rapporteur on Cuba, as well as other human rights monitoring organizations, have reported the widespread incidence in prisons of tuberculosis, scabies, hepatitis, parasitic infections, and malnutrition. (references) |
Trade | China | Catalogues of the Class A and B infectious or parasitic diseases of animals and the catalogues of the diseases, pests and weeds dangerous to plants are determined and announced by the AQSIQ. (references) |
Travel | Ghana | They may be infested with organisms that cause schistosomiasis (also called Bilharziasis), a parasitic disease transmitted through the skin. (references) |
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| "Parasitic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.33% of the time. "Parasitic" is used about 240 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.33% | 236 | 19,516 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.25% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.42% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 240 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "parasitic": be parasitic ♦ Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections ♦ MOS parasitic transistor ♦ parasitic cone ♦ Parasitic Diseases ♦ parasitic drag ♦ parasitic drain resistance ♦ parasitic echo ♦ parasitic FET ♦ parasitic gull ♦ parasitic jaeger ♦ parasitic jager ♦ parasitic mode ♦ parasitic MOS transistor ♦ parasitic MOST ♦ parasitic oscillation ♦ parasitic parasitical leechlike bloodsucking ♦ parasitic plant ♦ Parasitic Sensitivity Tests ♦ parasitic worm. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "parasitic": non-parasitic. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
parasitic worm | 31 |
parasitic twin | 26 |
parasitic infection | 24 |
parasitic wasp | 15 |
parasitic | 9 |
parasitic disease | 9 |
nematodes parasitic | 7 |
parasitic worm in dog | 5 |
parasitic plant | 4 |
parasitic picture worm | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "parasitic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | parazit (Cadger, freeloader, hanger-on, parasite, parasitical, sponger). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | паразитен (parasitical). (various references) | |
Chinese | 寄" (Parasitical, Parasitism). (various references) | |
Czech | cizopasný (parasitical). (various references) | |
Danish | parasitisme (parasitic infestation, parasitic oscillation, parasitisation, parasitism, parasitization), parasitisk, parasitaer, parasitær. (various references) | |
Dutch | parasitair. (various references) | |
Finnish | parasiittinen värähtely (parasitic oscillation), loisvärähtely (parasitic oscillation), loisiva, lois-. (various references) | |
French | parasitaire (parasitical). (various references) | |
German | parasitär (parasetical, parasitical), parasitisch (parasitical). (various references) | |
Greek | παράσιτοσ (parasite, sponge, sponger, toady, trencherman), παρασιτικόσ, παρασιτικός. (various references) | |
Hungarian | parazita-, élősködő (parasite, scrounge, scrounger, sucker). (various references) | |
Italian | parassitario (parasitical), parassita (hanger-on, injurious plant, line hit, noxious plant, parasite, parasitical, scrounger). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 螟蛾 (parasitic moth), 宿り木 (mistletoe, parasitic plant), 寄"木 (mistletoe, parasitic plant), 寄"植物 (parasitic plant). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きせいしょくぶつ (parasitic plant), めいが (famous picture, masterpiece, parasitic moth), やどりぎ (mistletoe, parasitic plant). (various references) | |
Korean | 기생하" (infested, Parasitical). (various references) | |
Manx | sheadanagh. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arasiticpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | parasitário (parasitical). (various references) | |
Romanian | parazitar (parasitical), parazit (dead beat, guest, hanger-on, leech, locust, parasite, parasitical, pest, sponge, sponger, sycophant, toady), de parazit (parasitical). (various references) | |
Russian | паразитический (parasitical). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | parazitski (parasitical). (various references) | |
Spanish | parasitario (parasitical), parásito (hanger-on, parasite, parasitic oscillation, parasitical, pest, vermin). (various references) | |
Swedish | parasitisk (parasitical). (various references) | |
Turkish | parazit (atmospherics, cestode, cestoid, helminth, interference, noise, parasital, parasite, parasitical, statics, strays, vermin, white noise), yayını bozan (parasite, parasitical), asalak (bloodsucker, cadger, endoparasite, free rider, freeloader, hanger-on, parasital, parasite, parasitical, sponge, sponger, sucker, tufthunter). (various references) | |
Ukranian | що виклика"ться паразитом (parasitical), паразитичний (parasitical). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | ký sinh; do ký sinh (parasitical), ăn bám (parasitical). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "parasitic": parasitical, parasitically, parasiticidal, parasiticide, parasiticides. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "parasitic": antiparasitic, ectoparasitic, endoparasitic, hyperparasitic, nonparasitic, semiparasitic. (additional references) | |
Words containing "parasitic": antiparasitics. (additional references) | |
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"Parasitic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Haraszti, paraistic, parasatic, parasitics, parasitise, parastic, paristic, parodistic, Parysatis, Piyasiri. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "parasitic" (pronounced pe'rusi"tik) |
| 4 | -i" t i k | analytic, arthritic, catalytic, critic, dendritic, electrolytic, granitic, halophytic, hemolytic, hermaphroditic, neritic, paralytic, porphyritic, psychoanalytic, thrombolytic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, artistic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, attic, authentic, autistic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, ballistic, bombastic, bureaucratic, capitalistic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, charismatic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, coloristic, cosmetic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, democratic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, domestic, dramatic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, elastic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enthusiastic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fanatic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, gymnastic, hectic, hedonistic, hepatic, heretic, holistic, homeostatic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, lymphatic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mathematic, mechanistic, melodramatic, militaristic, monastic, monochromatic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neurotic, novelistic, numismatic, oligopolistic, onomastic, operatic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pancreatic, pantheistic, paramagnetic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, phosphatic, plastic, pluralistic, pneumatic, poetic, polytheistic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, primitivistic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, rheumatic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, schematic, scholastic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, static, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synergistic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, terroristic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-i-i-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: apiarist. | |
-2 letters: caritas, picaras, piratic, satiric. | |
-3 letters: arista, capias, capita, capris, carats, casita, crista, iatric, picara, racist, rapist, riatas, satrap, script, spirit, tapirs, tarsia, tiaras, triacs. | |
-4 letters: acari, airts, apart, arias, aspic, astir, ataps, atria, atrip, carat, carpi, carps, carts, craps, crisp, pacas, pacts, pairs, paisa, paras, paris, parts, pasta, picas, pitas, prats, raias, riata, sacra, scarp, scart, scrap, scrip, sitar, spait, spica, spirt, sprat, sprit, stair, stirp, strap, stria, strip, tapas, tapir, tapis, tarps, tarsi, tiara, tipis, traps, triac, trips. | |
-5 letters: acta, acts, airs, airt, aits, arcs, aria, arts, asci, atap, caps, carp, cars, cart, casa, cast, cats, cist, crap, cris, iris, paca, pacs, pact, pair, para, pars, part, past, pats, pias, pica, pics, pita, pits, prat, raia, raps, rapt, rasp, rats, rias, rips, sari, sati, scar, scat, spar, spat, spic, spit, star, stir, tapa, taps, tarp, tars, tics, tipi, tips, trap, trip, tsar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-i-i-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: patricians, rapacities. | |
+2 letters: paediatrics, parasitical, patriciates, patristical, piscatorial. | |
+3 letters: anticipators, antipiracies, capitularies, nonparasitic, pacificators, pancreatitis, parasiticide, participants, participates, patriarchies, plagiaristic, pragmaticism, pragmaticist, pragmatistic, separatistic, transpacific. | |
+4 letters: antiparasitic, antiparticles, appreciations, calligraphist, capillarities, cardiopathies, comparativist, coplanarities, ectoparasitic, endoparasitic, haruspication, pantisocratic, parasitically, parasiticidal, parasiticides, parasitologic, parfocalities, participators, particularise, particularism, particularist, paternalistic, pediatricians, pragmaticisms, pragmaticists, precapitalist, prismatically, quasiparticle, recapitalizes, semiparasitic, stratigraphic. | |
+5 letters: antiparasitics, aphoristically, calligraphists, caprifications, comparativists, conspirational, conspiratorial, haruspications, hyperparasitic, overcapacities, paediatricians, pancreatitides, pantisocracies, pantisocratist, paralinguistic, participations, particularised, particularises, particularisms, particularists, particularizes, practicalities, precapitalists, prevarications, propagandistic, quasiparticles, reapplications. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 72 61 73 69 74 69 63 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .-. .- ... .. - .. -.-. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01110010 01100001 01110011 01101001 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a r a s i t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 0072 0061 0073 0069 0074 0069 0063 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)506784678575867569 |
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