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lox.

Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

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Meaning & usage

noun/lɒks/UK/lɑks/US
  1. Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

    US · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

verb/lɒks/UK/lɑks/US
  1. To supply with liquid oxygen.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

noun/lɒks/UK/lɑks/US
  1. Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.

    abbreviation · acronym · alt-of · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

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