Sustentative

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

  Sustentative \Sus"ten*ta*tive\, a.
     Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as,
     sustentative citations or quotations.
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     {Sustentative functions} (Physiol.), those functions of the


        body which affect its material composition and thus
        determine its mass.
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