Lox

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /lÉ‘ks/
• Homophones: locks
• Rhymes: -É’ks

From Yiddish לאַקס (laks, "salmon"), from Old High German lahs. Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. More at lax.

Full definition of lox

Noun

1. Smoked salmon.

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen

Alternative forms

• LOX , LOx

Noun

1. Liquid oxygen.

Synonyms

• LO2
• O2(l)|O

Coordinate terms

• gox , GOX (gaseous oxygen)