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incompatibility

in·com·pa·tibility

UK/ˌɪnkəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪti/ US/ˌɪˌnkɑmpʌtɪˈbɪlɪti/ uncommon

noun

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

Origin

From incompatible + -ity.

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