See Also: allomerism(medicine)

sustenance (oh) and allomerism (medicine)


sustenance (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: sustenir; SUSTAIN]
Food that people or animals need in order to live
::Without sustenance, the animals will soon die.
::Potatoes were their only means of sustenance.
when something is made to continue
::Elections are necessary for the sustenance of democracy.

allomerism (medicine)


allomerism
<chemistry> Variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form.

Origin: Gr. Other + part.

Source: Websters Dictionary