submaintenance

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adjective

Not enough to maintain an animal's condition.

“a submaintenance diet”

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Meanings

adjectivesubmaintenance (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot enough to maintain an animal's condition.

    a submaintenance diet

Origin

sub- + maintenance

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APA

submaintenance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submaintenance

MLA

“submaintenance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submaintenance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submaintenance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submaintenance.

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