inheritable

[in-her-i-tuh-buhl]

in·her·it·a·ble

[in-her-i-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being inherited.
2.
capable of inheriting; qualified to inherit.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French; see in-2, heritable

in·her·it·a·bil·i·ty, in·her·it·a·ble·ness, noun
in·her·it·a·bly, adverb
non·in·her·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·in·her·it·a·ble, adjective
non·in·her·it·a·ble·ness, noun
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un·in·her·it·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·in·her·it·a·ble, adjective
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heritable, hereditary, inheritable (see synonym note at hereditary).
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Inheritable has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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World English Dictionary
inheritable (ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl)
 
adj
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
 
inherita'bility
 
n
 
in'heritableness
 
n
 
in'heritably
 
adv

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inheritable in·her·it·a·ble (ĭn-hěr'ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being inherited.


in·her'it·a·bil'i·ty n.

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