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inheritable

[ in-her-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being inherited.
  2. capable of inheriting; qualified to inherit.


inheritable

/ ɪˈɛɪəə /

adjective

  1. capable of being transmitted by heredity from one generation to a later one
  2. capable of being inherited
  3. rare.
    capable of inheriting; having the right to inherit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ, adverb
  • ˌٲˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i··i·ٲ ·i···Ա noun
  • ·i·· adverb
  • non·i··i·ٲ noun
  • ԴDzi·i·· adjective
  • non·i···Ա noun
  • un·i··i·ٲ noun
  • ܲi·i·· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inheritable1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French; in- 2, heritable
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Scientists in Japan have identified a virus that selectively kills males — and it happens to be inheritable, creating generation upon generation of all females.

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The nation itself held on to the mineral rights of the land, granting each member an inheritable “headright” to the share of the nation’s mineral wealth.

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With a genetic predisposition, the inheritable mutations are frequently found in DNA repair genes.

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After decades of research, gene therapies have begun reshaping the treatment of cancers and rare inheritable diseases with medicines that can modify or correct mutations embedded in people’s genetic code.

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A man fathered 15 children after advertising his sperm on social media despite having an inheritable condition, a court has heard.

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