depleters
Things that diminish
Things or people that deplete—that drain, exhaust, or significantly reduce a supply.
The term appears in discussions of resource management and health: ozone depleters, energy depleters.
Depleters work against replenishers: Stress and poor sleep are major depleters of your mental reserves.
Things that empty
- consumersThose who buy goods
- usersProduct or service clientele
- wastersThose who misuse resources
- sinksDrops or wash basins
burners · spenders · diminishers · reducers · emptiers · extractors · strippers · miners
Harmful environmental substances
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- frackingExtracting gas via pressure
drilling · extraction · erosion · desertification · aquifer · groundwater · topsoil · ozone
Undead who drink blood
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- appliancesPowered household equipment
- devicesTools or mechanisms
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
chargers · converters · inefficiency · leakage · waste · consumption · draw · demand
Agents causing tension
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- cortisolAdrenal steroid regulating stress
adrenal · caffeine · alcohol · sugar · stimulants · toxins · oxidants · inflammation
drainers
Things that empty
sinks · burners · spenders · diminishers · reducers · emptiers · extractors · strippers · miners · harvesters
pollutants
Harmful environmental substances
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- miningExtracting earth's resources
fracking · drilling · extraction · erosion · desertification · aquifer · groundwater · topsoil · ozone · carbon
vampires
Undead who drink blood
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- appliancesPowered household equipment
- devicesTools or mechanisms
batteries · chargers · converters · inefficiency · leakage · waste · consumption · draw · demand · load
stressors
Agents causing tension
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
cortisol · adrenal · caffeine · alcohol · sugar · stimulants · toxins · oxidants · inflammation · deficiency
expenses
Money spent on things
liabilities · overheads · charges · withdrawals · outflows · spending · payments · bills · losses · write-offs
depletersregenerators
Things that renew or restore
sustainers · conservers · preservers · nurturers · maintainers
- depleted uraniumProcessed nuclear byproduct, very dense
- depleted soilLand stripped of nutrients