inviable

adjective in·vi·a·ble \(ˌ)in-ˈvī-ə-bəl\

Definition of INVIABLE

: incapable of surviving especially because of a deleterious genetic constitution

— in·vi·a·bil·i·ty \-ˌvī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1918

Medical Dictionary

adjective in·vi·a·ble \(ˈ)in-ˈvī-ə-bəl\

: incapable of surviving especially because of a deleterious genetic constitution

—in·vi·a·bil·i·ty \(ˌ)in-ˌvī-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural in·vi·a·bil·i·ties

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