[self-sus.tain.ing] adj (1844) 1: maintaining or able to maintain oneself or itself by independent effort
2: maintaining or able to maintain itself once commenced "a ~ nuclear reaction"
[self-sus.tain.ing] adj (1844) 1: maintaining or able to maintain oneself or itself by independent effort
2: maintaining or able to maintain itself once commenced "a ~ nuclear reaction"
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012