incompatibility
- n the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
- n (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)
- n the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
incompetence
- n lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
- n inability of a part or organ to function properly
incompetency
- n lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
incompetent cervix
- n (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth
incompetent person
- n someone who is not competent to take effective action
incomplete abortion
- n termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
incomplete fracture
- n fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone
incompleteness
- n the state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect
the study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research
incomprehension
- n an inability to understand
his incomprehension of the consequences
inconel
- n a nickel-base alloy with chromium and iron; used in gas-turbine blades
incongruity
- n the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate