hereditable
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- hereditability noun
- hereditably adverb
- nonhereditability noun
- nonhereditable adjective
- nonhereditably adverb
Etymology
Origin of hereditable
1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin hērēdit ( āre ) to inherit, derivative of Latin hērēd- (stem of hērēs ) heir + Middle French -able -able
Example Sentences
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“Some have a higher stress tolerance than others. Over many years we’ve shown that the variation in bleaching tolerance is hereditable – it gets passed from parents to offspring.”
From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2020
And yet, as Garrard notes, porphyria opened up a different set of problems, because as an hereditable illness, George IV, and indeed other members of the Royal Family, became candidates for diagnosis too.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2013
Nothing but life and liberty are actually hereditable….
From The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 by Hawthorne, Julian
It is true t'at acquired traits are not hereditable.
From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet
Their presence in many species of plants is hereditable, as these plants come true to color from seed, as in the case of red beets, red cabbage, several species of blue berries, etc.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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