Usually means: Dependent on host for survival.
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We found 34 dictionaries that define the word parasitic:

General (23 matching dictionaries)
  1. parasitic: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. parasitic: Merriam-Webster
  3. parasitic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. parasitic: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. parasitic: Collins English Dictionary
  6. parasitic: Vocabulary.com
  7. Parasitic, parasitic: Wordnik
  8. parasitic: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. parasitic: Wiktionary
  10. parasitic: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. parasitic: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. parasitic: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. parasitic: Dictionary.com
  14. Parasitic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Parasitic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. parasitic: Rhymezone
  17. Parasitic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. parasitic: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  19. parasitic: FreeDictionary.org
  20. parasitic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. parasitic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Parasitic: Health & Beauty Glossary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. parasitic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. parasitic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Parasitic: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)
  5. parasitic: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  6. Parasitic: Medical dictionary
  7. Parasitic: Drug Medical Dictionary
  8. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Parasitic: Beauty & Health Glossary

(Note: See parasite as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
adjective:  Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
adjective:  Exploiting another for personal gain.
adjective:  (law) Of emotional damages: accompanying a physical or pecuniary injury.
noun:  (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

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