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Incomplete

1. Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective. A most imperfect and incomplete divine. (Milton)

2. (Science: botany) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; said of a flower.

(Science: mathematics) incomplete equation, an equation some of whose terms are wanting; or one in which the coefficient of some one or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to 0.

Origin: L. Incompletus: cf. F. Incomplet. See in- not, and Complete.


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Re: Fungus (yeast ?) - help to identify

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by koyal
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Topic: Fungus (yeast ?) - help to identify
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Comparing digestive systems in invertebrates

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by freshbiology
Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:39 pm
 
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Topic: Comparing digestive systems in invertebrates
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Retained Intron through Translation

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by cgh24
Tue May 05, 2009 9:55 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Retained Intron through Translation
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Natural selection is proven wrong

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by alextemplet
Sun May 03, 2009 7:59 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

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by AFJ
Sun May 03, 2009 5:07 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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