'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