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incompatibility 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
  2. (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)
  3. the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
  4. not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"
  5. (incompatible) antagonistic: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
  6. (incompatible) uncongenial: not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
  7. (incompatible) incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
  8. The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness
  9. (incompatible) Of two things: impossible to coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing
  10. (incompatible) no similarity between the donor's and recipient's blood type or kidneys
  11. (Incompatible) Describes materials capable of causing dangerous reactions and energy releases if in contact with each other.
  12. (incompatible) (adj) opposed in nature, not able to live or work together
  13. The term “incompatible” is used to indicate that a material cannot be mixed with another specified material without impairing the original properties. Also refers to types of paint that cannot be applied one over the other-such as catalyzed epoxies are usually incompatible with alkyds.
  14. (Incompatible) Incapable of being mixed or used simultaneously without undergoing chemical or physical changes or producing undesirable effects (RCN, 2003).
  15. (Incompatible) Used in reference to coatings and/or stains which are not capable of being mixed with each other.
  16. (incompatible (element)) an element which "prefers" to be in the liquid state; last to crystallize out of a melt; e.g., most of the REEs are incompatible
  17. (incompatible) Refers to plants that will not form a lasting union at a graft.
  18. (incompatible) Software which does not normally work in a similar fashion to other competing applications
  19. (incompatible) a condition in which two or more materials are unable to combine or remain together without undesirable aftereffects.
  20. Descriptive of two or more materials which are not suitable to be used together.
  21. 1. Selectively-restricted mating competence, which limits fertilization, such as lack of proper functions by otherwise normal pollen grains or certain pistils, a condition that may be caused by a variety of factors.
  22. Unsuitability for combination, often due to antagonistic action.
  23. The inability of a HUSBAND AND WIFE to cohabit in a marital relationship.
  24. Inability of material to form a homogeneous system.
  25. A state of incongruity in goals, values, or expectations between two or more individuals.