self-sustaining
English
editEtymology
editFrom self- + sustaining.
Adjective
editself-sustaining (comparative more self-sustaining, superlative most self-sustaining)
- Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
- (of a nuclear chain reaction) Able to sustain itself without the need for additional fuel.
- Opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent.
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