Parasitic

Meaning

Adj

●

Of or

to a

or

parasite.

●

Drawing upon another

for sustenance.

●

Exploiting another for personal gain.

●

In Law:

Of

:

a physical or

injury.

Noun

●

In Electronics:

A

of a

that does not

in a

's

but does

in the

's behavior.

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Origin

parasitic

English

-ic

English

-ique

French

-icus

Dutch

parasite

English

parasitus

Latin

παράσιτος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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