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DEPLETION
depletion
(noun) the act of decreasing something markedly
depletion
(noun) the state of being depleted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
depletion (countable and uncountable, plural depletions)
The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.
(medicine, archaic) The act of relieving congestion or plethora, by purging, blood-letting, or reduction of the system by abstinence.
Anagrams
• diplotene
Source: Wiktionary
De*ple"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. déplétion.]
1. The act of depleting or emptying.
2. (Med.)
Definition: the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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