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Definitions for Lox

[1] a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox) , often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.
[2] liquid oxygen.
[3] a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
[4] a kind of smoked salmon
[5] short for liquid oxygen, esp when used as an oxidizer for rocket fuels
[6] the clear pale blue liquid state of oxygen produced by liquefying air and allowing the nitrogen to evaporate: used in rocket fuels Also called: lox

Words nearby Lox

lowriding, lowry, lowse, lowside window, lowveld, lox, loxodont, loxodrome, loxodromic, loxodromics, loxoscelism

Origin of Lox

iquid oxygenFirst recorded in 1875–80

Word origin for Lox

C19: from Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs salmon