wasted

"It takes away from food production as energy is diverted to metabolizing the toxin. Our goal was to reduce the amount of wasted energy by bypassing the plant's original photorespiratory pathway."

All her work, and the hours Laxamana had spent earlier in the day mixing a chemical solution to wash the samples, had been wasted.

Notre Dame wasted no time from there, exacting its plans to bully the Trojans up front.

Where might this Test be had New Zealand not wasted wickets in their first innings and, more importantly, held at least some of their catches?

With over 250 staff to feed every day, twice a day, we don’t have a lot of wasted food.