SUSTENTATION
\sˌʌstəntˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌʌstəntˈeɪʃən], \s_ˌʌ_s_t_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"
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The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].