plural of sustentation

The act or the result of sustaining; sustainment. / The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.

Relating to sustentation.

plural of sustention

sustentation

A sustaining part or structure.

(obsolete, transitive) To sustain.

Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate. / (biology) Relating to those functions of the body which affect its material composition and thus determine its mass.

simple past tense and past participle of sustentate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sustentate