self-sustaining
adjective
- supporting or able to support oneself or itself
- able to continue once begun
See self-sustaining in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĕlfˌsə-stāˈnĭng)
adjective Able to sustain oneself or itself independently.
Related Forms:
- selfˌ-sus·tainˈing·ly adverb
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