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inviable

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in⋅vi⋅a⋅ble

  [in-vahy-uh-buhl]
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–adjective Biology.
(of an organism) incapable of sustaining its own life.
Origin:
1915–20; in- 3 + viable

Related forms:
in⋅vi⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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in·vi·a·ble   (ĭn-vī'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Unable to survive or develop normally: an inviable newborn calf.
in·vi·a·bil'i·ty n.
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Main Entry: in·vi·a·ble
Pronunciation: (')in-'vI-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: incapable of surviving especially because of adeleterious genetic constitution —in·vi·a·bil·i·ty /(")in-"vI-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inviable in·vi·a·ble (ĭn-vī'ə-bəl)
adj.
Unable to survive or develop normally.

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