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deplete

verb beggar, bleed, consume, decrease, drain, drain of resources, dry up, eliminate, empty, empty out, evacuate, exhaust, expend, finish, impoverish, lessen, lose, pauperize, purge, reduce, render insufficient, run down, spend, unload, use up, void, waste, weaken, wear out

See also: consume, deduct, dissipate, expend, impair, lessen, overdraw, reduce, spend, tax

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* Histamine H2-receptor antagonists, used to reduce stomach acid, deplete calcium, folic acid, iron, vitamin [B.sub.12], and vitamin D.

Medication and Nutritional Deficiencies; Spinal Cord Stimulation

Blood pressure-lowering medications routinely deplete nutrients.

Drug-induced nutrient depletion

The researchers used a Stroop test to deplete the self-regulatory capacity of volunteers in the study.

Blame your willpower for failing to exercise after work

While HFCs themselves do not deplete the ozone layer, they are extremely potent greenhouse gases with global warming potentials that can be many times higher than carbon dioxide.

Kenya : World takes a stand against powerful greenhouse gases with implementation of Kigali Amendment

To study the pharmacokinetics of DCA in rats with reduced metabolism, we exposed animals to DCA (0.2 g/L) in drinking water for 7 days to effectively deplete the GST[zeta] enzyme.

Low-dose pharmacokinetics and oral bioavailability of dichloroacetate in naive and GST[zeta]-depleted rats. (Articles)

CFCs, which deplete ozone, are also a culprit in global warming.

The Hole in the Sky

In 1989, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer entered into force.

Belgium : EU companies cut further the use of chemicals harmful to ozone layer

South Africa is a Party to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer.

South Africa : Minister Edna Molewa participates in negotiations to amend Montreal Protocol

The project stems from China's bid to join the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, an international treaty intended to protect the stratospheric ozone layer from further damage by compounds such as CFCs.