| PARASITIC | • parasitic adj. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite. • parasitic adj. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance. • parasitic adj. Exploiting another for personal gain. |
| PARASITICAL | • parasitical adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic. • PARASITICAL adj. of or like a parasite, also PARASITIC. |
| EXOPARASITIC | • EXOPARASITIC adj. of or like an exoparasite. |
| NONPARASITIC | • nonparasitic adj. Not parasitic. • NONPARASITIC adj. not parasitic. |
| PARASITICIDE | • parasiticide n. Any substance used to kill parasites. • PARASITICIDE n. the killing of parasites. |
| ANTIPARASITIC | • antiparasitic adj. (Medicine) That counters infection by parasites. • antiparasitic n. (Medicine) A pesticide that counters infection by parasites. • ANTIPARASITIC n. a drug designed to counter parasites. |
| ECTOPARASITIC | • ectoparasitic adj. Of or pertaining to ectoparasites. • ECTOPARASITIC adj. of or like an ectoparasite. |
| ENDOPARASITIC | • endoparasitic adj. Of or pertaining to endoparasites. • ENDOPARASITIC adj. relating to endoparasites. |
| HEMIPARASITIC | • hemiparasitic adj. Semiparasitic. • HEMIPARASITIC adj. of or like a hemiparasite. |
| HOLOPARASITIC | • holoparasitic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a plant sustaining itself entirely through parasitism. |
| PARASITICALLY | • parasitically adv. In a parasitic manner. • PARASITICAL adv. of or like a parasite, also PARASITIC. |
| PARASITICIDAL | • parasiticidal adj. Killing parasites. • PARASITICIDAL adj. destructive to parasites. |
| PARASITICIDES | • parasiticides n. Plural of parasiticide. • PARASITICIDE n. the killing of parasites. |
| SEMIPARASITIC | • semiparasitic adj. (Botany) Describing a plant that, although it uses photosynthesis, obtains some nutrition from other plants. • semiparasitic adj. (Biology) Having moderate infectiousness for living tissue. • SEMIPARASITIC adj. of, relating to, or being a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and is capable of photosynthesis. |
| ANTIPARASITICS | • antiparasitics n. Plural of antiparasitic. • ANTIPARASITIC n. a drug designed to counter parasites. |
| HYPERPARASITIC | • hyperparasitic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperparasitism. • HYPERPARASITIC adj. of or like a hyperparasite. |
| MICROPARASITIC | • microparasitic adj. Of or pertaining to microparasites. • MICROPARASITIC adj. relating to a microparasite. |
| PARASITICALNESS | • parasiticalness n. The state or quality of being parasitical. • PARASITICAL n. of or like a parasite, also PARASITIC. |