A wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

parasitic infection.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The term parasitic grid or parasitic network appears to originate from a single British Telecomm (BT) researcher named Peter Cochrane.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wi-Fi Networking News] Reference

This particular type was what we call a parasitic set of twins -- like any parasite, where one being is living off of the other.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2007] Reference

“A psychopath is playing a short-term parasitic game.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corporate psychopathy | Letter Never Sent] Reference

In general, all diseases which are caused by living parasites are called parasitic diseases.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Close Look at Parasitic Diseases] Reference

If you are interested in the idea of parasitic power harvesting, take a look at these previous articles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Science Fiction in the News] Reference

Hudson has frequently described Wall Street as "parasitic".    From Wordnik.com.  [Are financial parasites killing the American economy?] Reference

“Brad’s what’s called a parasitic twin,” I explained.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blood Lite II: Overbite] Reference

The "parasitic" blogging referrals drive attention to the article.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference

Let's start analyzing at the beginning instead of the "parasitic" end.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thrift vs. Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

In those theories of metaphor, figurative language is "parasitic" on literal language.    From Wordnik.com.  [Metaphor I: A Brief History of Metaphors in Cognitive Science] Reference

Robert Niles, editor of Online Journalism Review, questions: Are blogs a 'parasitic' medium?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference

Calling someone "parasitic" is okay, but saying that person is being mean is so seventh grade?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Community Is Hard. Deal With It.] Reference

Viewed in this light, the new form of imperialism can perhaps be called "parasitic" imperialism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why isn't U.S. Army Leaving Iraq: It's at the service of Banking/Industrial/Weapons complex in Booming Busine] Reference

According to his writings on a Web site he created, people were bad, especially "parasitic" babies.    From Wordnik.com.  [James J. Lee, environmental militant, slain at Discovery building after taking hostages] Reference

Lakshmi was born joined at the spine to a headless, 'parasitic' twin in Bihar, north-eastern India.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference

Bloggers really are kind of parasitic on the actual reporting that many mainstream media outlets do.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2006] Reference

First, I would not have thought much about Sweetney's comments until the "parasitic" tweet came through.    From Wordnik.com.  [Community Is Hard. Deal With It.] Reference

My guess is that the bulk of the blog posts would be "parasitic" referrals to other sources of original material.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference

I thought he was being rather rude using "parasitic" to describe anglo-catholicism, but he didn't seem to think so.    From Wordnik.com.  [Parasitic Catholicism? Anglo-Catholics and Private Judgment] Reference

We call those diseases "parasitic" that are occasioned by the introduction of a living organism into the bodies of animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884] Reference

But if you weren't by implication, than what exactly is a "parasitic" relationship between researcher and company, in your mind?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Academic Instincts and Virtual World Studies] Reference

Finance has to serve other industries rather than being 'parasitic'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Henry Thornton Blogs] Reference

CBC News - World - U.S. senator slams 'parasitic' Canada over drug prices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference

The pathological fixed idea is "parasitic," automatic, discordant, irresistible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Essai sur l'imagination créatrice. English] Reference

However, EL intensity is also affected by various factors such as parasitic resistances.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

The court, which called eBay's actions "parasitic," ordered the company to stop using the keywords.    From Wordnik.com.  [Newsvine - Get Smarter Here] Reference

The SEC study 'cites a paper that calls them' parasitic 'and says that they do not make prices more informative.    From Wordnik.com.  [FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten] Reference

A high-performance 2 micron filter traps dissolved lead, chlorine, and microscopic particles such as parasitic cysts.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Research regarding biological controls such as parasitic nematodes, milky spore, and other parasites shows conflicting results.    From Wordnik.com.  [LJWorld.com stories: News] Reference

I also call the parasitic leeches.    From Wordnik.com.  [Assassination by Lapse In Security] Reference

She had what's known as a parasitic twin.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2008] Reference

"parasitic" qui tam actions with those of genuine whistleblowers.    From Wordnik.com.  [SCOTUSblog] Reference

You probably think they’re some kind of parasitic bug, huh? jmunny says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » GOP congressman calls out conservatives pushing ‘blatant misinformation’ about the Census.] Reference

(now on the market), which sever the "parasitic" connection between tumor cells and fibroblasts, may be effective therapeutics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

(now on the market), which sever the "parasitic" connection between tumour cells and fibroblasts, may be effective therapeutics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily News & Analysis] Reference

The Fountainhead  makes that parasitic existence look contemptible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Atlas Hugged] Reference

These problems, called "parasitic oscillations," still affect 290 circuits.    From Wordnik.com.  [Safety and schedules on Metro: A balancing act] Reference

Irradiation offers the best chance of substantially reducing bacterial and parasitic contamination in food.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Magic Bullet] Reference

Recent results suggest that at least some of these "parasitic" sequences play an important part in building the macronucleus.).    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page]