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wast·ing
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waste
to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words. -
consumption
The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them. -
mass wasting
downhill movement of soil and rock fragments induced by gravity. -
phthisis
a wasting away. -
atrophy
If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness. -
celiac disease
a chronic nutritional disorder, usually of young children, caused by faulty absorption of gluten in the intestines and characterized by diarrhea and malnutrition