- nonheritable
- non·her·i·ta·ble -'her-ət-ə-bəl adj not heritable <\nonheritable diseases>
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nonheritable — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
nonheritable — adj.; nonheritably, adv. * * * … Universalium
nonheritable — adjective Not heritable … Wiktionary
nonheritable — non·heritable … English syllables
nonheritable — non•her′it•a•ble adj. bly, adv … From formal English to slang
nonheritable — adjective not inheritable • Syn: ↑noninheritable • Ant: ↑inheritable (for: ↑noninheritable) • Similar to: ↑acquired, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
acquired — adj. 1. 1 (Biol.) gotten through environmental forces. Contrasted with {inherited}. acquired characteristics cannot be passed on noninheritable (vs. inheritable), nonheritable Syn: nurtural [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquired nurtural — noninheritable oninheritable adj. not capable of transmission by heredity. Opposite of {inheritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate}] Syn: nonheritable, nonhereditary, nontransmissible. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acquired nurtural — nonhereditary onhereditary adj. Not inheritable through genetic transmission. Opposite of {inheritable}, and {heritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate ] Syn: nontransmissible, nonheritable, noninheritable.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
congenital inborn innate — noninheritable oninheritable adj. not capable of transmission by heredity. Opposite of {inheritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate}] Syn: nonheritable, nonhereditary, nontransmissible. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
