incompatibility

incompatibility
noun (plural -ties) Date: 1611 1. a. the quality or state of being incompatible b. lack of interfertility between two plants 2. plural mutually antagonistic things or qualities

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  • incompatibility — n. incompatibility with * * * [ˌɪnkəmpætə bɪlɪtɪ] incompatibilitywith …   Combinatory dictionary

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  • incompatibility — 1. Genetically or physiologically determined prevention of intermating. 2. A physiological interaction resulting in graft rejection or failure. 3. A function of a related group of plasmids. Incompatible plasmids share similar replication… …   Glossary of Biotechnology

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