nonviable

nɒnˈvaɪəbəl

Definition

Definition of nonviable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

plans

Rare

not practical or likely to succeed

Rare

The business plan was considered nonviable by the investors.

impractical

unfeasible

biology

TECH.

not capable of living or developing successfully

TECH.

The embryo was deemed nonviable by the doctors.

infeasible

unviable

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Origin of nonviable

Latin, non (not) + vita (life)

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biomaterial

medical

nonviable material used in medical devices

Examples of nonviable in a sentence

Experts found the strategy nonviable in the current market.
The nonviable cells were removed from the sample.
Researchers focused on nonviable species in the study.

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French:non viable, inviable, ...
German:nicht tragfähig, nicht lebensfähig, ...
Italian:non praticabile, non vitale, ...
Spanish:inviable, no viable, ...
Portuguese:inviável, não viável, ...
Chinese:不可行的, 不可存活的, ...
Japanese:実現不可能, 生存不可能な, ...
Arabic:غَير قابِل لِلتَّنفيذ, غَيْر قابِل لِلبَقاء, ...
Hebrew:לֹא מַעֲשִׂי, לֹא בַּר־קַיָּמָא, ...
Russian:нежизнеспособный, ...
Ukrainian:нежиттєздатний, неперспективний, ...
Hindi:अव्यवहार्य, अजीवक्षम, ...
Bengali:অকার্যকর, অজীবনক্ষম, ...
Catalan:inviable, no viable, ...
Czech:neživotaschopný, neživotný, ...
Danish:upraktisk, udviklingshæmmet, ...
Dutch:onhaalbaar, onleefbaar, ...
Greek:μη βιώσιμος, ανέφικτος, ...
Hungarian:életképtelen, nem életképes, ...
Khmer:មិនអាចអនុវត្តបាន, មិនអាចរស់បាន, ...
Korean:실현 불가능한, 생존 불가능한, ...
Persian:غیرعملی, غیرقابل زیست, ...
Polish:niewykonalny, niezdolny do życia, ...
Portuguese (BR):inviável, ...
Romanian:neviabil, neviabil biologic, ...
Swedish:ogenomförbar, icke livsduglig, ...
Thai:ไม่สามารถปฏิบัติได้จริง, ไม่สามารถมีชีวิตอยู่ได้, ...
Turkish:pratik olmayan, gelişemeyen, ...
Vietnamese:không khả thi, không thể sống, ...

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