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Depletion

Definitions: Depletion

Depletion

Noun

1. The act of decreasing something markedly.

2. The state of being depleted.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "depletion" was first used: 1656. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Depletion

DomainDefinitions

Business

The depreciation of an asset, such as a gold mine, which is gradually being used up. Source: European Union. (references)

Electrical Engineering

A mechanism by which the charge carrier density in a semiconductor is reduced below that which would be expected from doping level and temperature considerations. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

The act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting, as the depletion of natural resources. In mining, specif. said of ore reserves.See also:economic depletion. (references)

Nuclear Energy & Physics

A reduction of the concentration of one or more specified isotopes in a material or in one of its constituents. Source: European Union. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Depletion

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Depletion is the process of running down or reducing the total resource available. This usually involves conversion into another form with a resultant release of energy - see the Laws of thermodynamics.

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Synonyms within Context: Depletion

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Insufficiency

Emptiness, poorness; Adjective:; depletion, vacancy, flaccidity; ebb tide; low water; " a beggarly account of empty boxes "; indigence; insolvency; (nonpayment).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Depletion

English words defined with "depletion": brain drainCFC, chlorofluorocarbondehydration, drainheat exhaustion, heat prostrationprostrationsalt depletion. (references)
Specialty definitions using "depletion": 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridiniumAcidosis, Renal Tubular, algal blooms, amplifying MOST, Antarctic Ozone HoleCD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, CFCs, Chlorofluorocarbons, COMMISSIONER, CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES, Crop rotationdeep depletion, depletion allowance, Depletion Curve, depletion layer, depletion MOS field effect transistor, depletion MOST, depletion n-MOST, depletion of bases, depletion p-MOST, depletion type, depletion zone, Dobson Unit, dust veil indexeconomic depletion, EutrophicationFLUOROCARBON GASESGlobal Change Research Program, GuanethidineHalons, Hypoxie zoneirradiated fuelLymphocyte Depletionmesa transistor, Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, MOS amplifier, MOS amplifying transistor, Muromonab-CD3, Muscle Fatiguen-channel depletion MOS field-effect transistor, n-channel depletion MOST, nitric acid trihydrate, Nonrenewable resourcesOzone Depletion, ozone mini-holep-channel depletion MOS field-effect transistor, p-channel depletion MOST, p-Chloroamphetamine, physical depletion, polar vortexreload fuel, rising periodT-cell depletion, T-Lymphocytopenia, Idiopathic CD4-Positive, totally depleted semiconductor detectorwasting asset, Water Intoxication. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Depletion" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

German (depletion).

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Commercial Usage: Depletion

DomainTitle

Books

  • 21st Century Complete Guide to Global Warming, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, and Ozone Depletion (reference)

  • Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion Handbook (reference)

  • Learning to Manage Global Environmental Risks - Vol. 1 : A Comparative History of Social Responses to Climate Change, Ozone Depletion, and Acid Rain (reference)

  • Leukocyte Depletion in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology (reference)

  • On Borrowed Time: Assessing the Threat of Mineral Depletion (reference)

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Periodicals

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Photo Album: Depletion

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Annual Depletion Of Antarctic Ozone Results Are In: 'Ozone Hole' Smaller Than Last Year.Credit: NASA.

Church once supported by a prosperous congregation now abandoned, because the population moved out as a result of depletion of lumber and soil. Chaneysville, Pennsylvania.Credit: Library of Congress.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Depletion

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Blood oxygen depletion - organic nitrites ("poppers," "bold," and "rush") and methylene chloride (varnish removers, paint thinners). (references)

Even in the absence of bleeding or significant oxygen depletion, large AVMs can damage the brain or spinal cord simply by their presence. (references)

Pathological hemorrhage in the massively transfused patient is caused more frequently by thrombocytopenia than by depletion of coagulation factors. (references)

Business

Net PP&E equals the original cost of property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A). (references)

Amortization generally refers to the depreciation, depletion, or charge-off to expense of intangible and tangible assets over a period of time. (references)

ROMGAZ gives special consideration to the descending evolution of the domestic gas production, as a consequence of the reservoir depletion and the reduction of research-exploration activities. (references)

Economic History

Swaziland

Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistent problems. (references)

Senegal

The sector continues to suffer from low production due to uncertain rainfall and soil depletion. (references)

Rwanda

Depletion of the forests will eventually pressure Rwandans to turn to fuel sources other than charcoal for cooking and heating. (references)

Political Economy

THAILAND

Following the depletion of Thailand's foreign exchange reserves in an unsuccessful attempt to defend the peg, the currency was allowed to float in July 1997 and depreciated to 50 baht per dollar by January 1998. As reform measures and IMF support took hold, the baht stabilized and has traded in the 36 to 45 baht per dollar range since March 1998, settling at the 42-45 baht per level for most of 2001. (references)

Trade

Israel

For products that tend to lose weight under regular marketing/commercial conditions, the maximum quantity of expected depletion should be mentioned. (references)

Worker Rights

Mauritania

Slavery was abolished officially three times in the country, most recently by the post-independence government in 1980. Even before 1980, the practice of slavery among the traditionally pastoralist Moors had been reduced greatly by the accelerated desertification of the 1970's; many White Moors dismissed their former Black Moor slaves because the depletion of their herds left them unable either to employ or to feed slaves. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Depletion

"Depletion" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Depletion" is used about 360 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%36014,962

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Depletion

Expressions using "depletion": deep depletion depletion account depletion layer depletion MOS field effect transistor depletion MOST depletion of bases depletion type depletion zone Lymphocyte Depletion salt depletion T-cell depletion. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "depletion": ozone-depletion.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Depletion

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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  depletion oil

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  depletion food

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  carbon depletion dioxide forest level rain

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  potassium depletion

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  depletion optimal policy resource

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  fossil fuel depletion

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  carb depletion

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  ozone depletion skin cancer

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  electrolyte depletion

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  accounting depletion

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  depletion sodium

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  cfcs depletion ozone

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  depletion soil

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  chart depletion ozone

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depletion fish

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Modern Translations: Depletion

Language Translations for "depletion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

zbrazje (defecation, discharge, dumping, emptying, evacuation, motion, pour), sosje, shterim (drain, fixation), boshatisje (emptying, evacuation). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏نضوب, ‏تفخيض, ‏إستنفاذ, ‏إستنزاف (drain, exhaustion). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

намаляване (abatement, abridgement, attenuation, ax, axe, comminution, contraction, decrement, deduction, degression, diminution, dipping, impairment, lessening, reduction, relaxation, shrinkage, wane), изчерпване (end, impoverishment), изтощение (distress, enervation, exhaustion, fag, fatigue, frazzle, lassitude, prostration, strain, weariness), изпразване (deflation, discharge, emission, emptying, voidance). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

取尽. (various references)

   

Czech

  

vyprázdnìní. (various references)

   

Danish

  

depletion, depletering, udtynding (blocking, decongestion, down-the-row thinning, gapping, intermediate cut, intermediate cutting, intermediate felling, lopping, pre-thinning, pruning, single, singling, thinning, thinning out, weeding), udtømning (removal), tilstand af afkræftelse forårsaget af blod-eller væskemangel, kapitalforringelse. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

depletie. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

نقصان (Want), تهی سازی , تقلیل (Cutback, Diminution, Reduction), رگ زنی . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

uupumus (exhaustion, fatigue, prostration), tyhjennys (emptying, evacuation, oven pushing, pushing, to discharge), laihentuminen, laihentaminen, laihennus. (various references)

   

French

  

épuisement. (various references)

   

German

  

Erschöpfung (distress, effeteness, exhaustion, fatigue, impoverishment, prostration), Depletion. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εξάντληση (exhaustion, frazzle, lassitude, prostration, weakness). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

"רק" (abstersion, emptying, evacuation, voiding), "ל"ול (atrophy, degeneration, exhaustion, poverty, slack, weakness). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kimerítés (exhaustion), kimerülés (dead-beatness, distress, extenuation, run down), szénvagyon-csökkenés, legyengítés (debilitation), kiszipolyozás, kiürítés (eduction, evacuation, exanthema, exhaustion, vacation), felélés, erőd kiürítése, elfogyasztás (ingestion), bánya értékének leírása, alaptőkecsökkentés, ércvagyoncsökkenés. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kehabisan (no more left, run out of). (various references)

   

Italian

  

esaurimento (breakdown, exhaustion, starvation, weakness, weariness), deplezione. (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ディーゼル電気車 (daemon, daily news, day, day and date, day bed, day pack, day'n'date, dealer, debate, debug, debugger, decay, decentralization, deduction, deep, deep kiss, default, defender, Defender Plan, defense, definition, delay, delayed steal, delay-line, demand-pull inflation, deoxyribo, deregulation, deschooling, describe, descriptor, destination, destructor, detail, detector, Deus, developer, device, dictionary, dieldrin, diesel electric car, differential gear, differentiation, diffusion index, digital, digital camera, digital voltmeter, dilettante, dilettantism, dimension, diminuendo, dimple, dinghy, dinner, dinner dress, dinner jacket, dinner party, dinner set, dinner suit, dip, diploma, director, directory, disc jockey, disclosure, Discman, disco, disco sound, discography, disconnect, discontinue, discotheque, discount, discount sale, discount store, discover, discoverer, discrete, discussion, disinflation, disk, disk brake, disk jockey, diskette, diskless, diskman, Disney, Disneyland, dispatch, dispatcher, dispel, dispenser, displacement, display, disposer, disrupt, dissolve, distance, distortion, distribution, distributor, disturb, divertimento, divided skirt, divider, divot, French kiss). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ディプリーション . (various references)

   

Korean 

  

소모 (Consuming). (various references)

   

Manx

  

folmaghey (blow out, clear out, deflate, deflation, deplenish, discharge, drain, drink up, empty, evacuation, hollow, unburden, vacate, void), ee (devour, dispose; consumption, eating, erode, feed, her, it; eat, kill off, she). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

uttynning, tømming. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

epletionday

   

Portuguese

  

esgotamento (dewatering, drain, drainage, emptyings, exhaustion, fatigue, impracticable, rarefaction, weakness), depleção. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

descongestionare, deşertare (issue), golire (bleeding, drain, emptying, evacuation, exhaustion), epuizare (break down, exhaustion, fag, languor, weariness). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

кровопускание (bleeding, bloodletting, blood-letting, phlebotomy, venesection), опустошение (depredation, desolation, devastation, evisceration, havoc, ravage), исчерпывание, истощение (attenuation, attrition, consumption, debilitation, decrepitude, distress, drain, emaciation, exhaustion, extenuation, goneness, inanition, leanness, tabescence). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

trošenje (consumption, expenditure, outlay, spending, wasting). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

agotamiento (distress, drainage, exhaustion, exhaustiveness, failure, overstraining, overwork, underflow, weakness). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

värdeminskning (depreciation, obsolescence), utarmning (exclusion, iimpoverishment, impoverishment), tömning (clearance, drain, emptying, vacation), reducering (decrement, derating, reduction). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tüketme (consuming, demolition, exhausting, expenditure), sabit kıymetleri azaltma, kan alma (bloodletting, phlebotomy, taking blood), boşaltma (discharge, dismantlement, emptying, exhaustion, pouring, tipping, unloading, vacation, voidance), azaltma (abatement, attenuation, ax, axe, curtailment, cutback, decrease, derogation, detraction, diminution, discount, lessening, retrenchment, setdown). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

спороження, виснаження (attenuation, attrition, cachexy, debilitation, emaciation, exhaustion, goneness, maceration), вичерпування. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự xả hết ra, sự tiêu dịch, sự tháo hết ra, sự rút hết ra, sự l m rỗng không sự l m suy yếu. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Depletion

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

deplere. (various references)

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Derivations & Misspellings: Depletion

Derivations

Words beginning with "depletion": depletions. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Depletion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: depention, depetion, depletant, deplition, depretion. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Depletion"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "depletion" (pronounced duplē"shun)
6-p l ē" sh u ncompletion.
5-l ē" sh u ndeletion.
4-ē" sh u naccretion, carburetion, excretion, secretion, venetian.
3-sh u nabbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.

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Anagrams: Depletion

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Direct Anagrams: diplotene.

Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-l-n-o-p-t"

-1 letter: deletion, entoiled, lepidote, petioled.

-2 letters: diplont, eloined, epidote, lentoid, penlite, pentode, petiole, piloted, pointed, potline, topline.

-3 letters: denote, dentil, depone, diploe, dipnet, dipole, eloped, endite, entoil, etoile, indole, lepton, oleine, opened, opined, peined, pelite, pelted, penile, pinole, pintle, piolet, podite, pointe, polite, ponied, pontil, poteen, toiled.

-4 letters: depot, diene, donee, edile, elide, elint, elite.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-l-n-o-p-t"
 

+1 letter: depletions, diplotenes, interloped.

 

+2 letters: deceptional, despoilment, needlepoint, unexploited.

 

+3 letters: complimented, despoilments, interpolated, lepidopteran, needlepoints, nondepleting, postdeadline, predilection.

 

+4 letters: encyclopedist, lepidopterans, pentaploidies, polybutadiene, predilections, predominately.

 

+5 letters: conceptualised, conceptualized, encyclopedists, polybutadienes, polyneuritides, polynucleotide, predevaluation, radiotelephone, radiotelephony, splenectomized.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Depletion


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 70 6C 65 74 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-..    .    .--.    .-..    .    -    ..    ---    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01100101 01110000 01101100 01100101 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#101 &#112 &#108 &#101 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0065 0070 006C 0065 0074 0069 006F 006E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

387182787186758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Translations: Ancient
11. Derivations
12. Rhymes
13. Anagrams
14. Orthography
15. Bibliography


  

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