Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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material intensity | Yes | No | No | No |
consumption | Yes | No | No | No |
material intensity (noun) | consumption (noun) |
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the expenditure in specific terms (per unit of production) of material resources (basic and auxiliary materials, fuel, energy, and depreciation of fixed assets) needed for production. | the act of consuming something |
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | |
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | |
involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body |