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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Zillions of oxygen molecules, released from zillions of chloroplasts around the planet, become the life-sustaining atmosphere that supports Earth’s vast ecological communities. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 Saving a patient requires removing the sparse toxic metals from the body with more than surgical precision, while leaving the abundant life-sustaining nutrients intact. —

Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024 The doctor removes the life-sustaining equipment and waits. —

Jen Christensen, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 But Wright and other patients reliant on insulin fear drug companies' attention to the profitable blockbuster meds comes at the expense of a life-sustaining drug that's been around for more than a century. —

Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life-sustaining

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