inviable

[ in-vahy-uh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈvaɪ ə bəl /

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adjective Biology.

(of an organism) incapable of sustaining its own life.

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Origin of inviable

First recorded in 1915–20; in-³ + viable

OTHER WORDS FROM inviable

in·vi·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby inviable

investment company, investment tax credit, investment trust, inveteracy, inveterate, inviable, “Invictus”, invidious, in view, in view of, invigilate

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How to use inviable in a sentence

Fifthly, there are positive canonical and civil penalties against abortion as it affects the inviable infant.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
With conditions like those in question 11, except that the fetus is not viable, may the surgeon remove the inviable ectopic fetus?
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The case is not like that of the woman who has an operable cervical cancer while she is bearing an inviable fetus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
The case differs from the enucleation of a gangrenous myoma which involves the death of an inviable fetus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

If the fetus is alive and inviable this procedure will, of course, kill it.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

British Dictionary definitions for inviable

inviable

/ (ɪnˈvaɪəbəl) /

adjective

not viable, esp financially; not able to survivean inviable company

Derived forms of inviable

inviability or inviableness, nouninviably, adverb

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