viable
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈvaɪəbl/
- Specialized
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viable
- Scientific advances might make a fetus viable at an early stage of pregnancy.
- viable seeds
- viable eggs
- viable populations
Mars is the only viable planet for such a thing.
- Mars is the only viable planet for such a thing.
- So it will just attach itself to the viable pregnancy, right?
- And that thing was a was, was viable in the lab, right.
- This right here is not going to have viable seed.
- You know, it wasn't a viable pregnancy, it wasn't healthy, it wasn't meant to happen.
- And it's really these intern neurons that seem to not be as viable in people with schizophrenia.
- But whatever the case is, this might not be a viable long term relationship reproductively.
Examples
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I told you I need two years minimum to test this stuff to see if it's safe or even viable.
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The only condition is that there are some viable cells remaining.
Fiction book (1999) -
So this is viable when storage is at a premium.
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So you see me as a viable candidate?
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I think we have to devote more time to finding viable solutions to climate change.
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Several scientists are reporting that identifying the immunity gene is the first step in creating a viable cure to the pandemic.
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Art educators must recognize that we possess a viable tool for learning about a global society.
Academic text (1995) -
The seeds of this plant stay viable for up to three years in saltwater.
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I think we have to devote more time to finding viable solutions to climate change.
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But corn is still the most viable way for farmers to support their families.
Synonyms
Something people can grow or make larger
Able to be grown in a lab or in soil
How Viable
Surface Forms
Morphology
viable = vi + able
The suffix '-able' clearly indicates capability, but the root 'vi-' is not a recognizable modern English form of 'live' (form has changed), so learners may not transparently connect the word to 'live' or 'life'.
Etymology
Viable comes from an old root about 'life', the same idea you see in vital and survive. So something viable can 'live' or grow, which is why we call seeds or embryos that can develop 'viable'.