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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lox

/lɑks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
lox
IPA
/lɑks/
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.

Uncountable

verb

To supply with liquid oxygen.

Transitive verb

noun

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

noun

Acronym of lipoxygenase.

noun

The gene encoding for lysyl oxidase

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lɑks/
  • British English: /lɒks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

loxes (present, singular) loxing (participle, present) loxed (participle, past) loxed (past)

Derived Forms

loxism loxist flox hydrolox kerolox methalox

Frequently Paired Words

gox LH2 LHe LN2 LNG LPG

Synonyms

cold-smoked salmon LO2 O2 loxygen liquid oxygen

Homonyms

locks

Rhymes With

box fox blocks rocks stocks socks locks cox sox knox knocks clocks

Questions

How do you pronounce lox?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɑks/.
What does lox mean?
Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
Where does lox come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.

How to pronounce lox

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