deplete reserves
1deplete — de‧plete [dɪˈpliːt] verb [transitive] to greatly reduce the amount of something, using up nearly all of it: • Drastic measures will need to be taken if fish stocks in Europe s seas are not to be disastrously depleted. depleted adjective [only… …
2deplete — 01. If we continue to [deplete] our natural resources, our children will pay the price. 02. The continued [depletion] of our ozone may cause terrible destruction to our planet. 03. Many native plants have been seriously [depleted] by the… …
3deplete — verb /dɪˈpliːt/ a) To empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine. Its reserves have been invaded and depleted. b) To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its… …
4deplete — verb (transitive usually passive) to reduce the amount of something that is available: Our food reserves had been severely depleted over the winter. depletion /dI pli:SFn/ noun (U): the depletion of the ozone layer …
5drought — /draʊt / (say drowt) noun 1. prolonged dry weather; lack of rain in a region, especially such as would affect the growth of crops or deplete reserves of water for industrial or domestic use. 2. scarcity. –phrase 3. break the drought, a. to end a… …
6depleted — deplete de‧plete [dɪˈpliːt] verb [transitive] to greatly reduce the amount of something, using up nearly all of it: • Drastic measures will need to be taken if fish stocks in Europe s seas are not to be disastrously depleted. depleted adjective… …
7environment — 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… …
8Uranium depletion — is the inescapable result of extracting and consuming uranium since it is a finite resource. The journal Environmental Science and Technology argues that the availability of high grade uranium ore will deplete over time making the fuel more… …
9Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… …
10conservation — conservational, adj. /kon seuhr vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights. 2. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other… …
