inheritable
ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl
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Definition of inheritable - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
legalRareproperty or rights that can be inheritedRare
  • The court ruled the mineral rights were inheritable under state law.
estate inheritance legacy
2.
genetic traitTECH.characteristic passed from parents to offspringTECH.
  • Eye color is an inheritable.
genetic hereditary

Adjective

1.
genetic traitsTECH.able to be passed down geneticallyTECH.
  • Eye color is often inheritable.
genetic heritable transmissible
2.
legal inheritanceRareable to be received as an heirRare
  • The family estate is inheritable.
heritable transmissible
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Origin of inheritable

Latin, in- (not) + heres (heir)

Terms with inheritable included in their meaning

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biology
restricted to an individual not inheritable
inheritable property
any property that can be inherited

Examples of inheritable in a sentence

  • Inheritables were divided equally among the siblings.
  • Hair texture can be an inheritable.
  • Certain diseases are considered inheritable.
  • Certain diseases are inheritable, affecting generations.
  • Hair texture can be an inheritable trait.
  • The title deeds are inheritable by the children.

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  1. French:propriété transmissible, héréditaire, ...
  2. German:vererbbare Güter, vererbbar, ...
  3. Italian:beni ereditabili, ereditario, ...
  4. Spanish:bienes hereditarios, heredable, ...
  5. Portuguese:bens herdáveis, hereditário, ...
  6. Chinese:遗产, 可遗传的, ...
  7. Japanese:相続財産, 遺伝する, ...
  8. Arabic:موروث, وِراثِيّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:נְכָסִים נִיתָּנִים לִירֻשָּׁה, תּוֹרַשְׁתִּי, ...
  10. Russian:наследуемый объект, наследуемый, ...
  11. Ukrainian:успадковувані права, успадкований, ...
  12. Hindi:विरासत योग्य, आनुवंशिक, ...

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