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descendible

[dih-sen-duh-buhl]

adjective

capable of being transmitted by inheritance.

permitting descent: a descendible hill.

Also, de·scend·a·ble.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English descendable < Old French, equivalent to descend(re) to descend + -able -able; spelling later Latinized

Related forms

de·scend·i·bil·i·ty, de·scend·a·bil·i·ty, noun

un·de·scend·a·ble, adjective

un·de·scend·i·ble, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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descendible or descendable (dɪˈsɛndəb^əl)

—*adj*
	capable of being inherited

descendable or descendable

—*adj*

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