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noun
Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
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Synonyms: cold-smoked salmon
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
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Synonyms: LO2, O2, loxygen
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Acronym of lipoxygenase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The gene encoding for lysyl oxidase
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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verb
To supply with liquid oxygen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: smoked salmon
Narrower terms: Scandinavian lox, Nova Scotia lox, Nova lox, Nova Scotia salmon, Nova salmon, Nova style salmon
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: liquid oxygen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oxygen, O, atomic number 8
History
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.
Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.
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