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Homo
 
  Homo may refer to:

In science:
  • Homo (genus)
    Homo (genus)

    Homo is the genus that includes anatomically modern humanss and their close relatives. The genus is estimated to be about 2.5 million years old, evolving from Australopithecine ancestors with the appearance of Homo habilis....
    , the genus including modern humans (Homo sapiens) and closely related species such as Neanderthals
  • Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital, in chemistry: see HOMO/LUMO
    HOMO/LUMO

    HOMO and LUMO are acronyms for highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital, respectively. The difference of the energies of the HOMO and LUMO, termed the band gap, can sometimes serve as a measure of the excited state of the molecule: the smaller the energy, the more easily it will be exc...


In dairy:
  • Homo, an abbreviation for homogenized milk


In slang:
  • Homo, pejorative slang term for homosexual
    Homosexuality

    Homosexuality refers to human sexual behavior or same-sex attraction between people of the same sex or to homosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "having sexual and romantic attraction primarily or exclusively to members of one?s own sex"; "it also refers to an individual?s sense of personal and social identi...


Organizations:
  • HomO, short name of the Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
    Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation

    The Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation , normally referred to as HomO, was the Sweden office of the ombudsman against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation....


In literature:
  • Homo, the wolfhound in Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs
    The Man Who Laughs

    The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. Although among Hugo's more obscure works, it was adapted into a popular The Man Who Laughs , directed by Paul Leni and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and Olga Baclanova....