A quantity consumed

• usage

  1. A particular expression in speech or writing:
  2. The way in which words or phrases are actually used, spoken, or written in a speech community:
  3. Correct or proper use of language, proclaimed by some authority.

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  1. A particular expression in speech or writing:
  2. The way in which words or phrases are actually used, spoken, or written in a speech community:
  3. Correct or proper use of language, proclaimed by some authority.

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• use

  1. The object, end, or purpose for which something is used
  2. The act of using or the state of being used
  3. The act of using something; the application or employment of something for a purpose:

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  1. The object, end, or purpose for which something is used
  2. The act of using or the state of being used
  3. The act of using something; the application or employment of something for a purpose:

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An infectious disease producing lesions especially of the lungs.

• No longer in scientific use: phthisic

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• phthisis

  1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
  2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.
  3. Any wasting disease, as tuberculosis of the lungs

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  1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
  2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.
  3. Any wasting disease, as tuberculosis of the lungs

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• tuberculosis

  1. Tuberculosis of the lungs, characterized by the coughing up of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain.
  2. An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body, often developing long after the initial infection.
  3. An infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles in various tissues of the body; specif., tuberculosis of the lungs; pulmonary phthisis

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  1. Tuberculosis of the lungs, characterized by the coughing up of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain.
  2. An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body, often developing long after the initial infection.
  3. An infectious disease caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles in various tissues of the body; specif., tuberculosis of the lungs; pulmonary phthisis

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• white plague

  1. Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

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  1. Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.

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The act of consuming

• using

  1. Use

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  1. Use

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• eating

  1. The act of consuming food
  2. Something edible, with reference to its quality as food
  3. Food, comestibles

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  1. The act of consuming food
  2. Something edible, with reference to its quality as food
  3. Food, comestibles

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• using-up

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• decay

  1. The spontaneous transformation of a relatively unstable particle into a set of new particles. For example, a pion decays spontaneously into a muon and an antineutrino. The decay of heavy or unstable atomic nuclei (such as uranium or carbon-10) into more stable nuclei and emitted particles is called radioactive decay . The study of particle decay is fundamental to subatomic physics.
  2. (Aerospace) The decrease in orbital altitude of an artificial satellite as a result of conditions such as atmospheric drag.
  3. The destruction or decomposition of organic matter as a result of bacterial or fungal action; rot.

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  1. The spontaneous transformation of a relatively unstable particle into a set of new particles. For example, a pion decays spontaneously into a muon and an antineutrino. The decay of heavy or unstable atomic nuclei (such as uranium or carbon-10) into more stable nuclei and emitted particles is called radioactive decay . The study of particle decay is fundamental to subatomic physics.
  2. (Aerospace) The decrease in orbital altitude of an artificial satellite as a result of conditions such as atmospheric drag.
  3. The destruction or decomposition of organic matter as a result of bacterial or fungal action; rot.

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• burning

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• expenditure

  1. An expense.
  2. The act or process of expending; outlay.
  3. The act of expending; a spending or using up of money, time, etc.

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  1. An expense.
  2. The act or process of expending; outlay.
  3. The act of expending; a spending or using up of money, time, etc.

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• exhaustion

  1. (Dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
  2. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  3. The condition of being used up; complete consumption

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  1. (Dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
  2. The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
  3. The condition of being used up; complete consumption

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• depletion

  1. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished
  2. The act or process of depleting.
  3. The gradual using up or destruction of capital assets, esp. of natural resources

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  1. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished
  2. The act or process of depleting.
  3. The gradual using up or destruction of capital assets, esp. of natural resources

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• dissipation

  1. The act of dissipating or the condition of having been dissipated.
  2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
  3. (Physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system

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  1. The act of dissipating or the condition of having been dissipated.
  2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
  3. (Physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system

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• dispersion

  1. The resolution of a complex electromagnetic radiation into components in accordance with some characteristic, as wavelength or energy
  2. (Statistics) The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
  3. The breaking up of light into component colored rays, as by means of a prism

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  1. The resolution of a complex electromagnetic radiation into components in accordance with some characteristic, as wavelength or energy
  2. (Statistics) The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
  3. The breaking up of light into component colored rays, as by means of a prism

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• misuse

  1. (Obs.) Bad or harsh treatment
  2. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

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  1. (Obs.) Bad or harsh treatment
  2. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.

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• destruction

  1. The condition of having been destroyed:
  2. The cause or means of destroying:
  3. The cause or means of destroying

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  1. The condition of having been destroyed:
  2. The cause or means of destroying:
  3. The cause or means of destroying

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• devastation

  1. Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.
  2. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
  3. A devastating or being devastated; destruction; desolation

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  1. Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator.
  2. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
  3. A devastating or being devastated; destruction; desolation

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• diminution

  1. The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
  2. (Music) Statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.
  3. The resulting reduction; decrease.

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  1. The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.
  2. (Music) Statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.
  3. The resulting reduction; decrease.

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• loss

  1. One that is lost:
  2. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:
  3. The amount of something lost:

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  1. One that is lost:
  2. The condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone:
  3. The amount of something lost:

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• damage

  1. (Law) Money claimed by, or ordered paid to, a person to compensate for injury or loss caused by the wrong of the opposite party or parties
  2. Injury or harm to a person or thing, resulting in a loss in soundness or value
  3. Destruction or a loss in value, usefulness, or ability resulting from an action or event.

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  1. (Law) Money claimed by, or ordered paid to, a person to compensate for injury or loss caused by the wrong of the opposite party or parties
  2. Injury or harm to a person or thing, resulting in a loss in soundness or value
  3. Destruction or a loss in value, usefulness, or ability resulting from an action or event.

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• wear-and-tear

  1. Loss and damage resulting from use

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  1. Loss and damage resulting from use

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• ruin

  1. Any cause of a person's downfall, destruction, etc.
  2. Complete loss of means, solvency, position, etc.
  3. A cause of destruction or irreparable harm or loss:

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  1. Any cause of a person's downfall, destruction, etc.
  2. Complete loss of means, solvency, position, etc.
  3. A cause of destruction or irreparable harm or loss:

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• desolation

  1. A making desolate; laying waste
  2. The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness:
  3. A desolate condition

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  1. A making desolate; laying waste
  2. The state of being abandoned or forsaken; loneliness:
  3. A desolate condition

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Tuberculosis

• phthisis

  1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
  2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.
  3. Any wasting disease, as tuberculosis of the lungs

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  1. A disease characterized by the wasting away or atrophy of the body or a part of the body.
  2. Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.
  3. Any wasting disease, as tuberculosis of the lungs

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• pulmonary consumption

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• lung-disease

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