Etymology

luxoid

L1U1X8O1I1D2

Today it means: A gene which when mutated in mice produces skeletal abnormalities. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

Named by Green in 1955 (probably inspired by luxate meaning dislocated + -oid)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.