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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Incompatible

/ĭnˌ-kəm-păt'-əb-əl/ · In·com·pat·i·ble · IPA /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/
01 a. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably …
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    Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition.
    “A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature.” — Southey.
  2. 2.
    Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Incompatible terms — terms which can not be combined in thought.
Syn. Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar; irreconcilable; unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. See Inconsistent.
02 n. An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of …
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    An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.(Med. & Chem.)