LOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does LOX mean? 

• LOX (noun)
  The noun LOX has 2 senses:

1. a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants

2. brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked

  Familiarity information: LOX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

liquid oxygen; LOX

Hypernyms ("LOX" is a kind of...):

atomic number 8; O; oxygen (a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("lox" is a kind of...):

smoked salmon (salmon cured by smoking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lox"):

Scandinavian lox (salt-cured Scandinavian salmon)

Nova lox; Nova salmon; Nova Scotia lox; Nova Scotia salmon; Nova style salmon (brine-cured salmon that is less salty than most; sometimes sugar is also used in the curing)

 Context examples 

LOX gene expression is associated with both metastasis and poor patient survival in several types of cancer including breast and head and neck cancers.

(LOX wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Human LOX wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 5q23.2 and is approximately 12 kb in length.

(LOX wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)