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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, a…

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  1. a. 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.
  2. a. Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
  3. 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 opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.
  4. adj. not compatible
  5. adj. used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
  6. adj. not suitable to your tastes or needs
  7. adj. incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
  8. adj. of words so related that one contrasts with the other
  9. adj. not easy to combine harmoniously
  10. adj. not compatible with other facts
  11. adj. not in keeping with what is correct or proper
  12. adj. used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture