lox

lox ¹  (lks)

n. pl. lox or lox·es

Smoked salmon.

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[Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs, salmon, from Old High German; see laks- in Indo-European roots.]

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lox ²  (lks)

n.

Liquid oxygen, especially when used as a rocket fuel oxidizer.

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[l(iquid) + ox(ygen).]

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lox¹

n

(Cookery) a kind of smoked salmon

[from Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs salmon]

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lox²

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) short for liquid oxygen esp when used as an oxidizer for rocket fuels

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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

Translations

lox [ˈlɒks] n (mainly US) → saumon m fumé