unincorporated

[uhn-in-kawr-puh-rey-tid]

un·in·cor·po·rat·ed

[uhn-in-kawr-puh-rey-tid]
adjective
1.
not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
2.
not chartered as a self-governing village or city; lacking the tax, police, and other powers conferred by the state on incorporated towns: an unincorporated hamlet.
3.
not combined into a single body or unit; not made part of; not included: Many unincorporated research notes are appended to the text of the book.

Origin:
1705–15; un-1 + incorporated
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Unincorporated has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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unincorporated (ˌʌnɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪd)
 
adj
1.  law lacking corporate status
2.  not unified or included

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