heritable
/ˈhɛɹɪtəbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.48 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Genetically transmissible from parent to offspring; hereditary.
Example Sentences
- "An heritable crown, or an heritable throne, or by what other fanciful name such things may be called, have no other significant explanation than that mankind are heritable property."
- "But if we consider that all heritable variations must have their roots in the germ-plasm, and further, that when personal selection does not intervene, ..."
- "Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair."
- "The colour of a person’s hair is one of the most heritable features of their appearance, with studies on twins suggesting that genetics explains up to 97% of hair colour."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: heritable
Inflected Forms
more heritable (comparative)
most heritable (superlative)