English Explanatory Dictionary

lox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
noun
  1. Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.
verb
  1. To supply with liquid oxygen.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
  2. Acronym of lipoxygenase.
  3. The gene encoding for lysyl oxidase
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).

Pronunciation

/lɒks/ /lɑks/ en-us-lox.ogg

Word forms

lox loxes loxing loxed

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.

Synonyms

cold-smoked salmon LO2 O2 loxygen

Related words

LH2 LHe LN2 LNG LPG

Derived words

loxism loxist flox hydrolox kerolox methalox
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