dependent
/dɪˈpen·dənt/ adjDefinition
› needing the support of something or someone in order to continue existing or operating: She has three dependent children. West Virginia’s economy is highly dependent on the mining industry. Grapes need a long, slow ripening period, and that is dependent on temperature.
(Definition of dependent adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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