self-sustaining

self-sustaining

English

Etymology

self- +‎ sustaining

Adjective

self-sustaining (comparative more self-sustaining, superlative most self-sustaining)

1. Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
   1. (of a nuclear chain reaction) Able to sustain itself without the need for additional fuel.
2. Opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent.

Translations

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Greek: (please verify) αυτοσυντήρητος (el) m (aftosyntíritos) Irish: (please verify) féinchothaithe, (please verify) féinchothabhálach

Occitan: (please verify) autosufisent

See also

• self-sufficient