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depletive

depletive adjective: causing depletion.

Adjective

depletive (not comparable)

  1. Causing depletion.
    • depletive ratio
    • depletive therapy

Noun

depletive (plural depletives)

  1. Any substance used to deplete.

Forms of depletive

pluraldepletives

Origin of depletive

Compare French déplétif.

Words formed from depletive

Questions about depletive

What does depletive mean?
Depletive means causing depletion.
What part of speech is depletive?
Depletive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near depletive in the dictionary

  1. depleting
  2. depletings
  3. depletion
  4. depletional
  5. depletions
  6. depletive
  7. depletives
  8. depletome
  9. depletomes
  10. depletor
  11. depletors

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