flox
/flɑks/verb, noun
flox is a verb meaning “To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-L-O-X.
What does flox mean?
verb
- 1
To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP".
- 2
datedTo add fluorine to liquid-oxygen rocket fuel.
noun
- 1
Acronym of fluorouracil, leucovorin and oxaliplatin, a chemotherapy regimen against colon cancer.
noun
- 1
A mixture of liquid oxygen with some added fluorine, used as a high-energy oxidizer.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Flox.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce flox?
- UK /flɒks/
- US /flɑks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-flox.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flox
- floxes present, singular, he/she/it
- floxing participle, present
- floxed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with flox
Sounds like: phlox (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Where does flox come from?
Abbreviation of "flanked by loxP"
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).