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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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