Sustentacular

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sustentacular \Sus`ten*tac"u*lar\, a. [See {Sustenance}.]
     (Anat.)
     Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sustentacular
       adj : serving to sustain or support; "sustentacular cells"