parasitic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
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(of diseases) due to parasites.
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Phonetics. excrescent.
Other Word Forms
- antiparasitic noun
- antiparasitical adjective
- antiparasitically adverb
- nonparasitic adjective
- nonparasitical adjective
- nonparasitically adverb
- parasitically adverb
- parasiticalness noun
- pseudoparasitic adjective
- unparasitic adjective
- unparasitical adjective
- unparasitically adverb
Etymology
Origin of parasitic
1620–30; < Latin parasīticus < Greek parasītikós. See parasite, -ic
Example Sentences
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This same effect is experienced by millions of people worldwide who live with long-term parasitic worm infections.
From Science Daily
Health officials are urging people not to handle lambs on farm visits this spring after an outbreak of a parasitic infection linked to farm animals last year left dozens sick.
From BBC
In mice, however, the protein appears to be produced by mucus-secreting Goblet cells in response to inflammation or certain parasitic infections.
From Science Daily
Those earlier versions contained fragments of parasitic DNA.
From Science Daily
"Although previous DNA-based surveys have revealed a wide diversity of marine fungi, only a handful of parasitic species have ever been isolated, and their ecology has remained largely unknown," said Pou-Solà.
From Science Daily
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