"LOX" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Abbreviation Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} LOX
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”). Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: lox (extra: liquid oxygen)
    Sense id: en-LOX-en-noun-GA47KiEN Categories (other): English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 37 40 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 45 37
  2. (biochemistry) Acronym of lipoxygenase. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: lipoxygenase
    Sense id: en-LOX-en-noun-qoMPEaTY Categories (other): Biochemistry, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 37 40 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 45 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 50 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 43 30 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (genetics) The gene encoding for lysyl oxidase
    Sense id: en-LOX-en-noun-HbK8pjKN Categories (other): Genetics, English 3-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English 3-letter words: 37 40 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 45 37 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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