Asitia :: Asitia (n.) Want of appetite; loathing of food.

Chabasite :: Chabasite (n.) Alt. of Cabazit.

Dyscrasite :: Dyscrasite (n.) A mineral consisting of antimony and silver.

Ectoparasite :: Ectoparasite (n.) Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; -- opposed to endoparasite.

Endoparasite :: Endoparasite (n.) Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal, as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to ectoparasite. See Entozoon..

Marcasite :: Marcasite (n.) A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites..

Marcasitic :: Marcasitic (a.) Alt. of Marcasitica.

Marcasitical :: Marcasitical (a.) Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite..

Parasita :: Parasita (n. pl.) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects, as lice, ticks, mites, etc..

Parasita :: Parasita (n. pl.) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata..

Parasital :: Parasital (a.) Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic.

Parasite :: Parasite (n.) One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant..

Parasite :: Parasite (n.) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte..

Parasite :: Parasite (n.) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia..

Parasite :: Parasite (n.) An animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc..

Parasite :: Parasite (n.) An animal which steals the food of another, as the parasitic jager..

Parasite :: Parasite (n.) An animal which habitually uses the nest of another, as the cowbird and the European cuckoo..

Parasitic :: Parasitic (a.) Alt. of Parasitica.

Parasitical :: Parasitical (a.) Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic.

Parasitical :: Parasitical (a.) Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3..

Parasiticide :: Parasiticide (n.) Anything used to destroy parasites.

Parasitism :: Parasitism (n.) The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a parasite.

Parasitism :: Parasitism (n.) The state of being parasitic.

Pargasite :: Pargasite (n.) A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende..

Periclasite :: Periclasite (n.) A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in isometric crystals..

Polybasite :: Polybasite (n.) An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulphur, and antimony, with some copper and arsenic..

Supparasitation :: Suppalpation (n.) The act of enticing by soft words; enticement.

Supparasite :: Supparasitation (n.) The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation.

Uneasity :: Uneasity (adv.) In an easy manner.

Wasite :: Wasite (n.) A variety of allanite from Sweden supposed to contain wasium.

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