What is "flox"

Etymology 1 vb. (context molecular biology English) To sandwich a DNA sequence between two recombinase binding sequences such as "loxP" Etymology 2

n. (alternative case form of FLOX English) vb. (context astronautics dated English) To add fluorine to liquid-oxygen rocket fuel

Flox may refer to:

• Flox (software), an enhancement currently in development for P2P and filesharing
• FLOX, in chemistry, a combustion process said to reduce nitrogen oxide formation by suppressing peak flame temperatures
• Floxed, in biology, a term describing the sandwiching of a DNA sequence between two lox P sites
• Flox, an uncommon spelling of flax

See also: Phlox (disambiguation)