self-sustaining

== English == === Etymology === From self- + sustaining. === Adjective === self-sustaining (comparative more self-sustaining, superlative most self-sustaining) Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient. (of a nuclear chain reaction) Able to sustain itself without the need for additional fuel. Opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent. ==== Translations ==== === See also === self-sufficient