| ABRASIVENESS | • abrasiveness n. The property, quality or instance of being abrasive. • ABRASIVENESS n. the quality of being abrasive. |
| DERMABRASION | • dermabrasion n. A cosmetic medical procedure in which the surface of the epidermis of the skin is removed by abrasion… • DERMABRASION n. surgical removal of skin blemishes or imperfections (as scars or tattoos) by abrasion. |
| ECTOPARASITE | • ectoparasite n. A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human… • ECTOPARASITE n. a parasite that lives on the surface of animals. |
| ENDOPARASITE | • endoparasite n. A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm. • ENDOPARASITE n. a parasite that lives inside an animal. |
| EXOPARASITES | • exoparasites n. Plural of exoparasite. • EXOPARASITE n. a parasite, such as the flea, that lives on the outer surface of its host. |
| EXOPARASITIC | • EXOPARASITIC adj. of or like an exoparasite. |
| HEMIPARASITE | • hemiparasite n. (Botany) Any parasitic plant that obtains energy by photosynthesis as well as from its host. • HEMIPARASITE n. a parasitic plant capable of limited photosynthetic production of sugars etc. |
| HOLOPARASITE | • holoparasite n. A holoparasitic organism. |
| METAPHRASING | • metaphrasing v. Present participle of metaphrase. • METAPHRASE v. to turn prose into verse or vice versa. |
| NONABRASIVES | • nonabrasives n. Plural of nonabrasive. |
| NONPARASITIC | • nonparasitic adj. Not parasitic. • NONPARASITIC adj. not parasitic. |
| PARAPHRASING | • paraphrasing v. Present participle of paraphrase. • paraphrasing n. A paraphrased statement. • PARAPHRASE v. to restate in different words. |
| PARASITAEMIA | • parasitaemia n. Alternative spelling of parasitemia. • PARASITAEMIA n. the presence of parasites in the blood. |
| PARASITICIDE | • parasiticide n. Any substance used to kill parasites. • PARASITICIDE n. the killing of parasites. |
| PARASITISING | • parasitising v. Present participle of parasitise. • PARASITISE v. to infest or live on or with as a parasite, also PARASITIZE. |
| PARASITIZING | • parasitizing v. Present participle of parasitize. • PARASITIZE v. to infest or live on or with as a parasite, also PARASITISE. |
| PARASITOLOGY | • parasitology n. A study of parasites. • PARASITOLOGY n. a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism esp. among animals. |
| PERIPHRASING | • periphrasing v. Present participle of periphrase. • PERIPHRASE v. to use more words than are necessary to express an idea. |
| SEMIPARASITE | • semiparasite n. A semiparasitic organism. • SEMIPARASITE n. a partial parasite, feeding partly independently. |
| TACHYPHRASIA | • tachyphrasia n. Tachyphemia. • TACHYPHRASIA n. abnormally rapid or voluble speech, also TACHYPHASIA. |