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hereditable

[ huh-red-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective



hereditable

/ hɪˈrɛdɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. a less common word for heritable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • heˈreditably, adverb
  • heˌreditaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • he·redi·ta·bili·ty noun
  • he·redi·ta·bly adverb
  • nonhe·redi·ta·bili·ty noun
  • nonhe·redi·ta·ble adjective
  • nonhe·redi·ta·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hereditable1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin hērēdit ( āre ) to inherit, derivative of Latin hērēd- (stem of hērēs ) heir + Middle French -able -able
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Example Sentences

“Some have a higher stress tolerance than others. Over many years we’ve shown that the variation in bleaching tolerance is hereditable – it gets passed from parents to offspring.”

What's more, they betray a complete misunderstanding of how autism works; while the mechanisms behind autism are unclear, there is almost certainly a genetic component, although the extent to which it is hereditable continues to be studied.

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Eating disorders are hereditable, and children with a relative who suffered are 7-12 times more likely to get one themselves.

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Studies suggest that early-onset OCD is the most hereditable.

Highly hereditable, it is one of the most severe mental illnesses, with an annual economic burden in this country of tens of billions of dollars.

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