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.
- polybutadiene
- polybutylene
- polycarbonate
- polycarboxylate
- polycarboxylic
- polycarpellary
- polycarpic
- polycarpous
- Polycarp, St
- polycaryocyte
- polycation
- polycationic
- polycellular
- polycentral
- polycentric
- polycentricity
- polycentrism
- polycentrist
- polycephalic
- polycephalous
- Polychaeta
- polychaetan
- polychaete
- polychlorinated biphenyl
- polychloroprene