Fish (Matsyasana): A lying pose. Lie flat on the floor in a straight line. Slide arms under the body and rest the palms below your buttocks. Push the front of your body forward and up.

 

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Fish (Matsyasana): A lying pose. Lie flat on the floor in a straight line. Slide arms under the body and rest the palms below your buttocks. Push the front of your body forward and up.

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH): A physical mapping approach that uses fluorescein tags to detect hybridization of probes with metaphase chromosomes and with the less- condensed somatic interphase chromatin.

Fishtailing: A rudder-controlled side-to-side [yawing] motion to reduce air speed, generally prior to landing.

Fishtail: A common name for the center gage. It is used to set thread cutting tools and has scales on it for determining the number of threads per inch.

Fishplate (Gusset): A wood or plywood piece used to fasten the ends of two members together at a butt joint with nails or bolts. Sometimes used at the junction of opposite rafters near the ridge line. Sometimes . . . View Full Definition

Fry A Bigger Fish: A disciplinary action taken by the Federal Reserve Board for some violation of Regulation T, an individual investor cannot sell securities until they are paid for in full and certificates delivered.

International Fisher Effect: States that the interest rate differential between two countries should be an unbiased predictor of the future change in the spot rate.

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS): An agency within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the Department of Commerce. NMFS administers programs that support the domestic and international conservation . . . View Full Definition

Lungfish: A type of lobe-finned fish that breathe by a modified swim bladder (or lung) as well as by gills.

Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC): The federal-state-industry cooperative body which manages the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.