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PX
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PX can be the code for:
PX can be an abbreviation for:
Other uses:
- The stock symbol for PraxairPraxairPraxair, Inc. is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide. The company supplies atmospheric, process and specialty gases as well as high-performance coatings and related services to a wide diversity of customers around the world...
- The IATA code for Air NiuginiAir NiuginiAir Niugini Limited is the national airline of Papua New Guinea, based in Air Niugini House on the property of Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby. It operates a domestic network from Port Moresby and Lae, as well as international services in Asia, Oceania, and Australia. Its main base is...
- Index of the Prague Stock Exchange (PX IndexPX IndexThe PX Index is an index of major stocks that trade on the Prague Stock Exchange. Selected as the starting exchange day for the Index PX 50 was 5 April 1994 and its opening value was fixed at 1,000 points...
) - Symbol for Paraxylene
PX can be an abbreviation for:
- Post exchange, a store operated by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service on US Army posts
- Pedro XiménezPedro XiménezPedro Ximénez is the name of a white grape grown in certain regions of Spain, and also a varietal wine, an intensely sweet, dark, dessert sherry...
, a grape used in the making of sweet "cream" Sherry, and a sweeter varietal wine named PX or Pedro Ximénez - Part exchangePart exchangeA part exchange or part exchange deal is a type of contract. In a part exchange, instead of one party to the contract paying money and the other party supplying goods/services, both parties supply goods/services, the first party supplying part money and part goods/services.Whether a part exchange...
- p-XyleneP-Xylenep-Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, based on benzene with two methyl substituents. The “p” stands for para, identifying the location of the methyl groups as across from one another....
, an aromatic hydrocarbon, based on benzene with two methyl substituents. - pain, prognosis, physical examination, or pneumothorax, in various lists of medical abbreviations (often dependent on context to determine).
Other uses:
- px is an abbreviation for pixelPixelIn digital imaging, a pixel, or pel, is a single point in a raster image, or the smallest addressable screen element in a display device; it is the smallest unit of picture that can be represented or controlled....
s, when used as a measure of resolution - .px is a graphics file format used by the Pixel Image EditorPixel image editorPixel Image Editor is an Image editor written by the Slovak programmer Pavel Kanzelsberger. It is written with Free Pascal.-Features:...
- Chi RhoChi RhoThe Chi Rho is one of the earliest forms of christogram, and is used by Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two letters chi and rho of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ" =Christ in such a way to produce the monogram ☧...
, an early christogramChristogramA Christogram is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol. Different types of Christograms are associated with the various traditions of Christianity, e.g...
formed by superimposing the first two letters in the Greek spelling of the word Christ (Greek : "Χριστός") in such a way to produce the monogram ☧.