sustentive
/səˈstɛntɪv/Somewhat rare
adjective
Having the quality or property of sustaining something; especially sustaining life or growth.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From post-classical Latin sustentivus giving support or maintenance from classical Latin sustent-, past participial stem of sustinēre + -īvus.
- space-dyed
- space elevator
- spacefarer
- spacefaring
- space fiction
- space-fictional
- space-filler
- space fleet
- space flight
- space flyer
- space frame
- spaceful
- space group
- space gun
- space-heated
- space heater
- space heating
- space helmet
- space-helmeted
- spacehopper
- space industry
- Space Invaders
- space junk
- space lab
- space laboratory