Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 43 compound words that contain parasitic. The most common are listed below. Open parasitic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- parasitic elementA circuit element or property that is present within an electrical component, and has a negative effect on the performance of the circuit.
- brood-parasiticPracticing brood parasitism.
- parasitic dragA type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.
- parasitic gapA construction wherein the dropping of an argument is dependent on a covarying argument having been fronted in a local context, as in "Which book did she review without reading?".
- parasitic gapsplural of parasitic gap: A construction wherein the dropping of an argument is dependent on a covarying argument having been fronted in a local context, as in "Which book did she review without reading?".
- parasitic elementsplural of parasitic element: A circuit element or property that is present within an electrical component, and has a negative effect on the performance of the circuit.
- self-parasiticParasitic on its own species.
- parasitic dragsplural of parasitic drag: A type of aerodynamic drag that acts on any object when the object is moving through a fluid.
Compound words 43
- polyparasiticConcerning multiple parasites
- zoöparasiticAlternative spelling of zooparasitic: Being or pertaining to a zooparasite.
- alloparasiticRelating to an alloparasite
- autoparasiticRelating to autoparasitism
- biparasiticparasitic on another parasite
- chemicoparasiticRelating to the formation of caries by a combination of chemical decalcification and attack by microorganisms
- circumparasiticSurrounding (the action of) a parasite
- entomoparasiticRelating to entomoparasites
- extraparasiticOutside of a parasite
- haemoparasiticAlternative form of hemoparasitic: Relating to hemoparasites or to hemoparasitism