Difference between Cox and Cyclooxygenase
What is the difference between Cox and Cyclooxygenase?
Cox as a noun is a coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew. while Cyclooxygenase as a noun is any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
Cox
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A coxswain of a boat, especially of a racing crew.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To act as coxswain.
Cyclooxygenase
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
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