homeobox
noun
homeobox is spelled H-O-M-E-O-B-O-X: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, homeobox means “A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of homeobox is homeoboxes.
How many letters and syllables are in homeobox?
| Letters | 8: H-O-M-E-O-B-O-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is homeobox?
Homeobox appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of homeobox
- homeoboxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does homeobox mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short sequence of DNA that is shared by several genes involved in the morphogenesis of many organisms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate homeobox?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of homeobox: hox.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does homeobox come from?
From homeo- + box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).