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lox

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lox 1  (lks)
n. pl. lox or lox·es
Smoked salmon.
[Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs, salmon, from Old High German; see laks- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.LOX - 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
liquid oxygen
atomic number 8, O, oxygen - a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
2.lox - brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
smoked salmon - salmon cured by smoking
Scandinavian lox - salt-cured Scandinavian salmon
Nova lox, Nova salmon, Nova Scotia lox, Nova Scotia salmon, Nova style salmon - brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes sugar is also used in the curing


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