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Lox

//lɑks// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked. US, uncountable
  2. 2
    Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable

    "[Man]: Lox tanking secured? / [Man 2]: Lox tanking secured."

  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”). alt-of
  4. 4
    Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”). alt-of, uncountable
  5. 5
    Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”). alt-of, uncountable
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  1. 6
    brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked wordnet
  2. 7
    Acronym of lipoxygenase. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  3. 8
    a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants wordnet
  4. 9
    The gene encoding for lysyl oxidase
Verb
  1. 1
    To supply with liquid oxygen. transitive

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

Etymology 4

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