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Complete Flower: Condition in which all flower parts are present. Example: lily.

Incomplete Fracture: Incomplete fractures are common in kids and are known as greenstick fractures.

Incomplete Octet: 1. An atom with less than eight electrons in its valence shell. 2. An atom with less than eight total bonding and nonbonding electrons in a Lewis structure, for example, B in BH3 has an inco . . . View Full Definition

Incomplete Flower: Condition in which one or more typical flower parts are absent. Example: grass flowers such as corn tassels which are male.

Incomplete Dominance: A type of inheritance in which the heterozygote has a phenotype intermediate to those of the homozygous parents.

Honeysuckle Flowers (Lonicera periclymenum): Laxative, expectorant.

Incomplete: An instructor may assign an incomplete (a grade of 'I') to a student. It will be assigned only when a student has not completed a major assignment or examination. Course requirements must be . . . View Full Definition

Incomplete Combustion: A combustion reaction or process that does not convert all of the fuel's carbon and hydrogen into carbon dioxide and water, respectively. For example, incomplete combustion of carbon produce . . . View Full Definition

Incomplete Pass: A forward pass that touches the ground before being caught.

Incomplete Penetrance: The gene for a condition is present, but not obviously expressed in all individuals in a family with the gene.