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Prelog, Vladimir

(Encyclopedia)Prelog, Vladimir vlädyēˈmĭr prāˈlôg [key], 1906–98, Swiss chemist, b. Sarejevo, Austria-Hungary (now in Bosnia and Herzegovina). Educated in Prague, he worked in Yugoslavia until the German i...

guitarfish

(Encyclopedia)guitarfish: see ray.

manta

(Encyclopedia)manta: see ray.

whipray

(Encyclopedia)whipray: see ray.

sawfish

(Encyclopedia)sawfish: see ray.

stingray

(Encyclopedia)stingray: see ray.

mermaid's purse

(Encyclopedia)mermaid's purse: see ray.

torpedo , in zoology

(Encyclopedia)torpedo, fish: see ray.

skate

(Encyclopedia)skate, fish: see ray.

fluoroscope

(Encyclopedia)fluoroscope flo͝orˈəskōp [key], instrument consisting of an X-ray machine (see X ray) and a fluorescent screen that may be used by physicians to view the internal organs of the body. During medica...