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• depletion — 1650s, from L.L. depletionem (nom. depletio) blood letting, from pp. stem of L. deplere to empty, lit. to un fill, from de off, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + plere to fill (see PLENARY (Cf. plenary)) …   Etymology dictionary

• depletion — deplete ► VERB 1) reduce the number or quantity of. 2) use up (energy, stocks, etc.); exhaust. DERIVATIVES depletion noun. ORIGIN Latin deplere empty out …   English terms dictionary

• depletion — 1. The removal of accumulated fluids or solids. 2. A reduced state of strength from too many free discharges. 3. Excessive loss of a constituent, usually essential, of the body, e.g., salt, water, etc. salt d. excessive loss of sodium chloride… …   Medical dictionary

• Insufficiency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Insufficiency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insufficiency insufficiency Sgm: N 1 inadequacy inadequacy inadequateness Sgm: N 1 incompetence incompetence &c.(impotence) 158 Sgm: N 1 deficiency deficiency… …   English dictionary for students

• MOSFET — Two power MOSFETs in the surface mount package D2PAK. Operating as switches, each of these components can sustain a blocking voltage of 120 volts in the OFF state, and can conduct a continuous current of 30 amperes in the ON state, dissipating up …   Wikipedia

• Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 …   Wikipedia

• environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …   Universalium

• Fermi paradox — The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such civilizations.The extreme age of the universe and its …   Wikipedia

• Space Shuttle external tank — A Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) is the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. During lift off and ascent it supplies the fuel and oxidizer under pressure to the three… …   Wikipedia

• renal system disease — Introduction  any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human excretory system. They include benign and malignant tumours, infections and inflammations, and obstruction by calculi.       Diseases can have an impact on the elimination of… …   Universalium

• cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium