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hereditable

[ huh-red-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective



hereditable

/ ɪˈɛɪəə /

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

  • ˈ徱ٲ, adverb
  • ˌ徱ٲˈٲ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hereditable1

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin ŧŧ徱 ( ) to inherit, derivative of Latin ŧŧ- (stem of ŧŧ ) 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.”

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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.

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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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