SUSTENTATIVE
Adjective
sustentative (comparative more sustentative, superlative most sustentative)
Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate.
(biology) Relating to those functions of the body which affect its material composition and thus determine its mass.
Source: Wiktionary
Sus"ten*ta*tive, a.
Definition: Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as, sustentative citations or quotations. Sustentative functions (Physiol.), those functions of the body which affect its material composition and thus determine its mass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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