| NOUN | substance | LOX, liquid oxygen | a bluish translucent magnetic liquid / liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point |
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| food | lox | brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked |
| Sounds | laa'ks; lah'ks | |
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| Rhymes | boondocks ... xerox / Xerox: 36 rhymes with aaks... | |
| Benelux ... Wessex: 20 rhymes with ahks... | ||
| Meaning | A bluish translucent magnetic liquid / liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants. | |
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| Synonym | liquid oxygen | |
| Broader | oxygen, O, atomic number 8 | A nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas |
| Catalan | oxigen líquid | |
| Meaning | brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked. | |
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| Narrower | Nova Scotia lox, Nova lox, Nova Scotia salmon, Nova salmon, Nova style salmon | brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most |
| Scandinavian lox | salt-cured Scandinavian salmon | |
| Broader | smoked salmon | salmon cured by smoking |
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