life-sustaining

adjective

: helping someone or something to stay alive : supporting or extending life
life-sustaining medical treatment
The storm brought life-sustaining rain/water to the farms.

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Ask how long your medications can safely be stored at higher temperatures, and request specific instructions for managing any critical, life-sustaining prescriptions. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025 Had something or someone made off with it, preventing that life-sustaining whale fall from continuing? Gregory Rouse, a marine biology professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, believes the explanation is less mysterious. Sruthi Gurudev Jules Jacobs, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Part of Gloria's responsibilities included providing life-sustaining care for a disabled adult who suffers from physical and mental disabilities. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 May 2025 These foods insist on time and care—caramelization via the Maillard reaction is a central component of all cooking, a transformation from inedible to life-sustaining. Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life-sustaining

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“Life-sustaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-sustaining. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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