Associations to the word «Lox»

Wiktionary

LOX, noun. Smoked salmon.
LOX, noun. Liquid oxygen.
LOX, abbreviation. Alternative form of lox Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.
LOX, abbreviation. Alternative form of lox (liquid oxygen)

Dictionary definition

LOX, noun. 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.
LOX, noun. Brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats