inheritable

Adjective

Meaning

Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title.

Capable of being transmitted from parent to child; as, inheritable qualities or infirmities.

Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

heritable genealogical family traditional nee fundamental genetic transmitted tribal innate congenital inborn transferable lineal transmissible
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Antonyms

noninheritable acquired innate congenital extrinsic inborn
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Phrases with the word

inheritable factor

Examples

English: "Power is not an inheritable good." Carlos Menem

Now, if any fundamental assumption underlies our system, it is that guilt is personal and not inheritable. Robert H. Jackson

inheritable traits such as eye color Source: Internet

an inheritable title Source: Internet

Furthermore, Congress may confiscate the property of traitors, but that property must be inheritable at the death of the person convicted. Source: Internet

Recently, a new study has suggested a novel inheritable imprinting mechanism in humans that would be specific of placental tissue and that is independent of DNA methylation (the main and classical mechanism for genomic imprinting). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inherently dangerous inherit inheritability inheritable factor inheritableness inheritably