nonhereditary \nonhereditary\ adj. Not inheritable through genetic transmission. Opposite of
noninheritable \noninheritable\ adj. not capable of transmission by heredity. Opposite of {inheritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate}] Syn: nonheritable, nonhereditary, nontransmissible. [WordNet 1.5]