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incompatible

in·com·pat·i·ble [ ìnkəm páttəb'l ]

adjective

Definition:

1. unable to cooperate or coexist: unable to exist, cooperate, function, or get along with somebody or something else because of basic differences

2. immunology likely to be rejected by donor: describes a tissue transplant or blood that is rejected by a recipient's immune system

3. pharmacology not suitable for use in combination: describes two or more drugs that should not be used together

4. botany not able to be pollinated: describes plants or varieties that cannot be successfully pollinated by or grafted onto each other

5. logic contradictory: describes two propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

6. mathematics
Same as inconsistent (sense 4)

in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty [ ìnkəm patə bíllətee ] noun

in·com·pat·i·bly adverb

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