Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parasitization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-a-siti-za-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Infestation by a parasite.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process or result of becoming a parasite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English parasitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English parasitization From parasitize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parasitizations (plural) parasitisation (alternative)

Synonyms

parasitation

Questions

What does parasitization mean?: Infestation by a parasite.
Where does parasitization come from?: Etymology tree English parasitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English parasitization From parasitize + -ation.

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