uncertain     
 Adj [incierto, indefinido, dudoso | dubitativo | problemático | indeterminado | inseguro, indeciso, perplejo, irresoluto, vacilante | inconstante, variable, cambiante] uncertain

~ N ~ etiology, ~ function, ~ future, ~ genotype, ~ ground, ~ origin, ~ parentage, ~ paternity
  Ivan, a gorilla of uncertain origin, was examined genetically to clarify his taxonomic placement.

V ~ appear ~, be ~, remain ~
  Although their developmental significance remains uncertain, these findings provide the first evidence...

Adv ~ especially ~, highly ~, still ~
  However, these conclusions remain highly uncertain,...

~ Prep ~ about, ~ of, ~ without
  We are somewhat uncertain about the oligomeric state and mass of p23Skp1.