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incompatible

adj. 1) inconsistent. 2) unmatching. 3) unable to live together as husband and wife due to irreconcilable differences. In no-fault divorce states, if one of the spouses desires to end the marriage, that fact proves incompatibility, and a divorce (dissolution) will be granted even though the other spouse does not want a divorce. The term also has the general meaning that two people do not get along with each other. (See: incompatibility)

incompatible

adjective antipathetical, clash, contradictoriness, contrariety, contrast, controversy, disaccord, disagreement, discord, discordance, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunion, disunity, faction, fight, hatred, hostility, incongruous, intolerance, not agreeing, not compatible, not harmonizing, opposition, repelling, repugnance, variance
Associated concepts: doctrine of incompatibility, incompatibility of public offices

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Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sidharth Sethi, Consultant, Pediatric Nephrology and Pediatric Renal Transplant, Medanta, The Medicity, said, "We had already done India's first Pediatric blood group incompatible kidney transplant on a 12 years-old child in October 2014.

3-year-old becomes SAARC's youngest incompatible kidney recipient

Mechem defines an incompatible office as one "where the nature and duties of the two offices are such, as to render it improper, from considerations of public policy, for one person to remain in both positions.

Sen. Santiago suggests assigning Purisima to 'incompatible' office

The process is incompatible with the Human Rights Act and the principle of a common law right to a fair trial, and there is no real evidence to show how the proposals would improve the justice system.

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Incompatible greases don't have to be eliminated completely; if the user is careful, a little intelligent attention can prevent problems:

Incompatibility of greases: mixing greases in the field can lead to unsatisfactory results

29 June 2011 - Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten ASA (OSL: HRG) has received state aid incompatible with the EEA Agreement, ESA, the surveillance authority of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), concluded today.

-Hurtigruten receives incompatible state aid, ESA rules

The parts of debt that Sniace had not paid back therefore constitute incompatible state aid.

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY : SPAIN ORDERED TO RECOVER ILLEGAL STATE AID

as traditionally the antibodies from an antibody incompatible patient would reject the donated organ.

City medic to give talk in Australia

The transplants were made possible when a so-called 'altruistic donor', who was willing to donate to anyone, was found to be a match for 1 of 5 transplant candidates, each of whom had a willing but incompatible donor.

Six kidney transplants in 1 day

Barrier fuel tanks for automobiles may be built of incompatible polymeric layers, for example, virgin HDPE, an EVOH barrier layer, polyamide, and a regrind layer, attached with adhesive or tie layers.

Upgrading regrind

ISBA Local Governmental Late Section Council newsletter editor John Brechin, who in past years has also served as chair of the section council, discusses a recent case from the Illinois Appellate Court holding that the offices of village trustee and township park district commissioner are incompatible, requiring the removal of the officeholder from the earlier elected position.

When is holding multiple public offices verboten? A recent appellate case, and AG opinions over the years, illustrate that officeholders won't always be permitted to serve two masters

It is true that evolution is incompatible with some Christian interpretations, but it is not incompatible with all.

A leading science educator explains why 'Intelligent Design' is wrong for our schools

In a two-way kidney swap, patient A is incompatible with donor A--because of blood type and/or human leukocyte antigen (HLA) profile--and patient B is incompatible with donor B.