lox

Other forms of lox

plural

loxes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lox

What does lox mean?

lox means "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". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lox?

lox has 1 syllable: lox. In IPA it is /ˈlɑks/.

What is another word for lox?

Close synonyms include liquid oxygen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lox a common word?

lox is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.