competent

com·pe·tent (kmp-tnt)

adj.

1. Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable.

2. Capable of performing an allotted or required function.

3. Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.

4. Able to distinguish right from wrong and to manage one's affairs.

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competent,

adj having legal capacity, ability, or authority.

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competent

able.

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competent bacterial cells

able to take up DNA usually foreign and usually as a plasmid.

immune competent

an individual with a fully functional immune system.