adj
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not officially certified, approved, or supported by the required documentation
The laboratory would not accept results from an uncertified testing facility.
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Formed from un- ('not') + certified, from certify. The underlying Latin certus means 'certain' or 'settled'; certification turns that certainty into formal confirmation, while uncertified negates it.