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Lox vs Hox - What's the difference?

lox | hox |

As abbreviations the difference between lox and hox

is that lox is alternate form of lang=en|lox abbreviation of lang=en|liquid oxygen while hox is homeobox.

As a noun lox

is smoked salmon.

As a verb hox is

to hock; to hamstring.

lox

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. More at (l).

Noun

(-)
  • Smoked salmon.
    • Synonyms
    * (l)
    Hyponyms
    * (l)

    See also

    * ("lox" on Wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * LOX , LOx

    Noun

    (-)
  • Liquid oxygen.
    • Synonyms
    * *
    Coordinate terms
    * gox , GOX (gaseous oxygen)
    See also
    * (liquid hydrogen) * (liquid nitrogen) * LHe (liquid helium) * LNG (liquified natural gas) * LPG (liquified petroleum gas) English three-letter words ----

    hox

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (genetics) homeobox
    • Derived terms
    * hox gene

    Etymology 2

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To hock; to hamstring.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (Webster 1913)