inviable
adjective
in·vi·a·ble
(ˌ)in-ˈvī-ə-bəl 
: incapable of surviving especially because of a deleterious genetic constitution
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That same architect was originally hired to build the Sagrada Familia, but material costs made his neo-Gothic proposal inviable and the commission went to Gaudí.
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9 June 2026
It is largely believed peppers developed capsaicin as a defense mechanism to prevent animals — likely rodents, whose grinding teeth render seeds inviable — from eating them.
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Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Nov. 2022
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
It is largely believed peppers developed capsaicin as a defense mechanism to prevent animals — likely rodents, whose grinding teeth render seeds inviable — from eating them.
—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Nov. 2022
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inviable
adjective
in·vi·a·ble
(ˈ)in-ˈvī-ə-bəl
: incapable of surviving especially because of a deleterious genetic constitution
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