LOX


Meaning of LOX in English

~ 1 [ lɒks ]

■ noun liquid oxygen.

Origin

early 20th cent.: acronym from liquid oxygen explosive , later interpreted as being from liquid oxygen .

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~ 2 [ lɒks ]

■ noun N. Amer. smoked salmon.

Origin

1940s: from Yiddish laks .

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