What's the word for...

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GOONx19
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Aug 10, 2014 5:19pm
I don't have anyone I can ask right now and can't think of the word I'm looking for in order to submit a research application right now.

What's the word for when someone uses all of the materials they have without wasting any? Specifically, the word for using all of the drug in a metered-dose inhaler before disposing of it. All I can think of are "economical" and "efficient" and they aren't what I'm looking for.

I can't believe I'm asking for literary help on the OC.

Thanks morans.
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vball10set
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Aug 10, 2014 6:07pm
Exhausted?
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gut
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Aug 10, 2014 6:10pm
depleted? maximized?

For research purposes, wouldn't you be more specific and say something like "98% utilization". Not wasting doesn't actually say anything about the amount consumed.
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Ironman92
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Aug 10, 2014 7:59pm
Exhausted seems to fit well. Saying it out loud can help.
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Mulva
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Aug 10, 2014 9:28pm
I think exhausted is a good fit for the question, but to suggest something more grammatically along the lines of "economical" and "efficient", I'll throw in optimal.
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HitsRus
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Aug 10, 2014 9:37pm
expended, spent. if you can use the word "fully" in front of it it would conveythe meaning better.....Fully expended.
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ernest_t_bass
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Aug 10, 2014 9:40pm
Learnt
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Trimmer36
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Aug 10, 2014 10:33pm
frugal
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sleeper
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Aug 10, 2014 11:33pm
Optimal.
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friendfromlowry
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Aug 11, 2014 1:19am
Don't worry about it. MDIs suck anyways. DPIs are where it's at.
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GOONx19
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Aug 11, 2014 5:18am
ernest_t_bass;1643056 wrote:Learnt
Thanks everyone. Learnt is what I was looking for.
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Heretic
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Aug 11, 2014 12:45pm
GOONx19;1642930 wrote:What's the word for when someone uses all of the materials they have without wasting any?
The perfect buzz, man.