Complete Definition of "self-sustaining"

English

Adjective
self-sustaining

  1. able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient
  2. opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent
  3. context|of a nuclear chain reaction able to sustain itself without the need for additional fuel
  4. Proceeding with only continuous or regular input.

#:A self-sustaining ecosystem.

See also
self-sufficient

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