lox
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lox¹
- /lɒks/ UK
- /lɑks/ US
Sounds like locks
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.
noun
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Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
Similar: cold-smoked salmon
lox²
- /lɒks/ UK
- /lɑks/ US
Sounds like locks
Where it comes from
Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.
noun LOX · LOx · lOx
- Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form. [Man]: Lox tanking secured? / [Man 2]: Lox tanking secured.
verb loxes · loxing · loxed · LOX · LOx
- To supply with liquid oxygen. Fumes coming from the booster at the pad indicate that loxing has begun -- that is, the liquid oxygen has begun to be poured into its tank aboard the Atlas.
LOX³
Where it comes from
Abbreviation
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
- Acronym of lipoxygenase
- The gene encoding for lysyl oxidase.
LOx⁴
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
lOx⁵
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
Translations
Every language
noun type of smoked salmon
| Français | saumon fumé |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | geräucherter Lachs, Räucherlachs |
| עברית | לַקְס láks, אִלְתִּית מְעֻשֶּׁנֶת iltít m'ushénet |
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title = {lox},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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