Definition of Nonviable

1. Adjective. Not capable of living or developing successfully.

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Definition of Nonviable

1. Adjective. Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonviable

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Nonviable

1. 1. Incapable of independent existence; often denoting a prematurely born foetus. 2. Denoting a microorganism or parasite incapable of metabolic or reproductive activity. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonviable

nonversioned
nonvertebral
nonvertebrate
nonvertex
nonvertical
nonvertically
nonvertiginous
nonvesicular
nonvested
nonvestibular
nonvestigial
nonveteran
nonveterans
nonveterinary
nonviability
nonviable (current term)
nonvibrating
nonvibrational
nonvibratory
nonvictimized
nonvictimizing
nonvictorious
nonvideo
nonviewable
nonviewer
nonviewers
nonviewing
nonvillain
nonvillainous
nonvillains

Literary usage of Nonviable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND ENUMERATION PROCEDURES FOR nonviable OR VIABLE BIOAEROSOLS Classifying nonviable and nonculturable microorganisms cannot be ..."

2. Challenge and Response: Anticipating U. S. Military Security Concern by Karl P. Magyar (1994)
"As the gulf widens between the two worlds, more states become nonviable and thus potential sources of instability. 8 The second dimension of ..."

3. Making Markets: Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Post by Shafiqul Islam, Michael Mandelbaum (1993)
"By ignoring and aggravating the problem of nonviable enterprises, the fast privatization approach thus may help the reformist government become nonviable! ..."

4. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1911)
"Premature expulsion of the nonviable ovum. ... For the first class, premature delivery of a nonviable fetus, reliable statistics are difficult to obtain. ..."

5. The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary: Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American by Walter A. Shumaker, George Foster Longsdorf, James Christopher Cahill (1922)
"It is important to make a distinction between a viable and a nonviable child, although the latter may outlive the former. The viable child may die of some ..."

6. Achieving Food Security in Southern Africa: New Challenges, New Opportunities by Lawrence James Haddad (1997)
"Limited exit bonuses to nonviable fanners and benefits to participating banks ... The objective of exit packages for nonviable farmers who are likely to go ..."

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