lox

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

   Synonyms: cold-smoked salmon

alternative LOX · alternative LOx · alternative lOx

1. abbreviationacronymuncountableAcronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.

   [Man]: Lox tanking secured? / [Man 2]: Lox tanking secured.

   1959, “I Shot an Arrow into the Air” (0:45 from the start), in The Twilight Zone, season 1, episode 15

   Synonyms: LO2, O2, loxygen

present singular third person loxes · participle present loxing · participle past loxed · past loxed · alternative LOX · alternative LOx · alternative lOx

1. transitiveTo supply with liquid oxygen.

   The crew chiefs refer to the process as "LOXing the fleet."

   2012 August 2, Daniel Heaton, “LOXing the fleet: a cold, cold day in the Air National Guard”, in National Guard, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2024

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   Fumes coming from the booster at the pad indicate that loxing has begun -- that is, the liquid oxygen has begun to be poured into its tank aboard the Atlas.

   2002 February 20, Walter Cronkite, “Cronkite Essay on 40th Anniversary of Glenn Orbit”, in NPR

1. Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
2. abbreviationacronymbiochemistryAcronym of lipoxygenase.
3. biologyThe gene encoding for lysyl oxidase.

1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).

1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).