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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An article published in Harvard Menโ€™s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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