nonviable
adjective
non·vi·a·ble
ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-bəl 
: not viable : not capable of living, growing, developing, or functioning successfully
nonviable cells
a nonviable solution
… states that adopted the insurance reforms into law might find their markets nonviable without the federal subsidies and mandates.—
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Foreclosure would become nonviable as a means of tax collection — with no readily apparent alternative means for timely collection of the delinquent revenue.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Such pregnancies are nonviable and can be fatal to the mother.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025
Experts who reviewed ProPublica’s data wondered if the increase in transfusions might be driven by more women experiencing complications of ectopic or molar pregnancies, rare nonviable pregnancies in which the likelihood of a blood transfusion is much higher than for a spontaneous miscarriage.
—Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Such pregnancies are nonviable and can be fatal to the mother.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025
Experts who reviewed ProPublica’s data wondered if the increase in transfusions might be driven by more women experiencing complications of ectopic or molar pregnancies, rare nonviable pregnancies in which the likelihood of a blood transfusion is much higher than for a spontaneous miscarriage.
—Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 1 July 2025
These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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“Nonviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonviable. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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nonviable
adjective
non·vi·a·ble
-ˈvī-ə-bəl
: not capable of living, growing, or developing and functioning successfully
nonviable embryos
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