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in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty

(ĭn′kəm-păt′ə-bĭl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ties

1. The state or quality of being incompatible.

2. incompatibilities Mutually exclusive or antagonistic qualities or things.

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in•com•pat•i•bil•i•ty

(ˌɪn kəmˌpæt əˈbɪl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties.

1. the quality or state of being incompatible.

2. something that is incompatible.

[1605–15]

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Noun	1.	incompatibility - the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time inconsistency, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance contradictoriness - the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
	2.	incompatibility - (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue) immunology - the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system histoincompatibility - incompatibility in which one person's tissue cannot be transplanted to another person Rh incompatibility - incompatibility of Rh blood types; a transfusion of Rh-positive blood given to a Rh-negative person (or vice versa) can result in hemolysis and anemia physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
	3.	incompatibility - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination conflict - an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings" incongruity, incongruousness - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate characteristic - a distinguishing quality compatibility - capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination

incompatibility

noun inconsistency, conflict, discrepancy, antagonism, incongruity, irreconcilability, disparateness, uncongeniality Incompatibility between mother and baby's blood group may cause jaundice.

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incompatibility

noun

A marked lack of correspondence or agreement:

difference, disagreement, discrepance, discrepancy, disparity, gap, incongruity, inconsistency.

Translations

تَنافُر، تَنَاقُض، تَعارُض

neslučitelnost

ufordrageligheduforligelighed

Unvereinbarkeit

ασυμβατότητα

incompatibilité

összeférhetetlenség

ósamrÿmanleiki; ósamræmi

incompatibilit...

uforenlighet

uyuşmazlıkuzlaşmazlık

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incompatibility

[ˈɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → incompatibilidad f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

incompatibility

[ˌɪnkəmpætɪˈbɪlɪti] n → incompatibilité f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

incompatibility

n (of characters, temperaments, ideas, propositions) → Unvereinbarkeit f; (of drugs, blood groups, colours) → Unverträglichkeit f; (of technical systems) → Inkompatibilität f; divorce on grounds of incompatibility → Scheidung aufgrund or auf Grund der Unvereinbarkeit der Charaktere der Ehepartner

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

incompatibility

[ˈɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → incompatibilità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

incompatible

(inkəmˈpӕtəbl) adjective

1. (of people) certain to disagree, fight etc.

2. (of statements etc) not in agreement with one another.

ˈincomˌpatiˈbility noun

in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty

n. incompatibilidad.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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