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inheritable

[ in-her-i-tuh-buh l ]
/ ɪnˈhɛr ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

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

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Words nearby inheritable

inherence, inherency, inherent, inherent immunity, inherit, inheritable, inheritance, inheritance tax, inherited character, inheritor, inheritrix

Origin of inheritable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM inheritable

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inheritable

heritable hereditary inheritable (see synonym study at hereditary)
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Examples from the Web for inheritability

  • These are suggestive of the inheritability of many other mental traits not yet studied.

    How to Live|Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk

  • In general there is more doubt about the inheritability of some of the insanities than about cases of mental deficiency.

    Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer

British Dictionary definitions for inheritability

inheritable
/ (ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being transmitted by heredity from one generation to a later one
capable of being inherited
rare capable of inheriting; having the right to inherit

Derived forms of inheritable

inheritability or inheritableness, nouninheritably, adverb
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

Medicine definitions for inheritability

inheritable
[ ĭn-hĕr′ĭ-tə-bəl ]

adj.

Capable of being inherited.

Other words from inheritable

in•her′it•a•bil′i•ty n.
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