'nonhereditary' definitions:

Definition of 'nonhereditary'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Not acquirable by inheritance [syn: nonhereditary, nontransmissible]

Definition of 'nonhereditary'

From: GCIDE
  • nonhereditary \nonhereditary\ adj. Not inheritable through genetic transmission. Opposite of inheritable, and heritable. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate ]
  • Syn: nontransmissible, nonheritable, noninheritable. [WordNet 1.5] nonhierarchic