in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty ( n k m-p t-bl -t )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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| Noun | 1. | incompatibility - the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time 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.
Translations
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
incompatibility [ˈɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → incompatibilità
incompatibility [ˈɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → incompatibilità
incompatibility [ˈɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → incompatibilità
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