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in·vi·a·ble

 (ĭn-vī′ə-bəl)
adj.
Unable to survive or develop normally: an inviable newborn calf.
in·vi·a·bil′i·ty n.
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inviable

(ɪnˈvaɪəbəl)
adj
not viable, esp financially; not able to survive: an inviable company.
inˌviaˈbility, inˈviableness n
inˈviably adv
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in•vi•a•ble

(ɪnˈvaɪ ə bəl)

adj.
(of an organism) incapable of sustaining its own life.
[1915–20; in-3 + viable]
in•vi`a•bil′i•ty, n.
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