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parasitic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ปรสิต  parasitical kiao-kab-po-ra-sid

 

parasiticide

N ตัว ทำลาย ปรสิต หรือ กาฝาก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARASITIC, PARASITICAL

a.Flattering; wheedling; fawning for bread or favors. 1. Growing on the stem or branch of another plant; as a parasitic plant.

 

PARASITICALLY

adv. In a flattering or wheedling manner; by dependence on another.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PARASITIC; PARASITICAL

Par `a *sit "ic, Par `a *sit "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. parasiticus, Gr. parasitique.]

 

1. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "Parasitic preachers." Milton.

 

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3. Parasitic gull, Parasitic jager. (Zoöl.) See Jager. -- Par `a *sit "ic *al *ly, adv. -- Par `a *sit "ic *al *ness, n.

 

PARASITICIDE

Par `a *sit "i *cide, n. Etym: [Parasite + L. caedere to kill. ]

 

Defn: Anything used to destroy parasites. Quain.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

parasitic

par a sit ic |ˌparəˈsitik ˌpɛrəˈsɪdɪk | adjective (of an organism ) living as a parasite: mistletoe is parasitic on trees. resulting from infestation by a parasite: mortality from parasitic diseases. derogatory habitually relying on or exploiting others: attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries. Phonetics (of a speech sound ) inserted without etymological justification (e.g., the b in thimble ); epenthetic. DERIVATIVES par a sit i cal adjective, par a sit i cal ly adverb, par a sit ism |ˈparəsiˌtizəm, -ˌsī - |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos (person ) eating at another's table.

 

parasiticide

par a sit i cide |ˌparəˈsitəˌsīd ˌpærəˈsɪdəˌsaɪd | noun a substance used in medicine and veterinary medicine to kill parasites (esp. those other than bacteria or fungi ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

parasitic

para |sit ¦ic |parəˈsɪtɪk | adjective 1 (of an organism ) living as a parasite: mistletoe is parasitic on trees. resulting from infestation by a parasite: mortality from parasitic diseases. 2 derogatory habitually relying on or exploiting others: attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries. 3 Phonetics (of a speech sound ) inserted without etymological justification (e.g. the b in thimble ); epenthetic. DERIVATIVES parasitical adjective, parasitically adverb, parasitism noun ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos (person ) eating at another's table .

 

parasitic bronchitis

para |sit ¦ic bron |chitis noun technical term for husk 2 ( sense 1 of the noun ).

 

parasiticide

parasiticide |ˌparəˈsɪtɪsʌɪd | noun a substance used in medicine and veterinary medicine to kill parasites (especially those other than bacteria or fungi ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

parasitic

parasitic adjective the parasitic behaviour of some bureaucrats: exploitative, parasitical; informal bloodsucking, sponging, freeloading.

 

Spanish Dictionary

parasiticida

parasiticida adjetivo /nombre masculino [sustancia ] Que sirve para exterminar los parásitos .

 

parasítico, -ca

parasítico, -ca adjetivo biol De los parásitos o que tiene relación con estos organismos .SINÓNIMO parasitario .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

parasitic

par a sit ic -i cal /pæ̀rəsɪ́tɪk //-tɪk (ə )l /形容詞 1 寄生する, 寄生性の ; 寄生虫 [動物, 植物 ]の [による ]▸ a parasitic disease 寄生虫病 2 «…に » 居候 いそうろう して, 寄食して «on » .