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SUSTENTACULAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sustentacular mean?
• SUSTENTACULAR (adjective)
The adjective SUSTENTACULAR has 1 sense:
1. serving to sustain or support
Familiarity information: SUSTENTACULAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving to sustain or support
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
sustentacular cells
Pertainym:
sustainment (the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence)
Derivation:
sustentation (the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence)
Context examples
The olfactory epithelium has three major cell types - olfactory receptor cells, basal cell and sustentacular cells.
(Olfactory Epithelial Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
It gives rise to olfactory receptor cells and sustentacular cells.
(Olfactory Basal Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
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