lox

noun

1. (US, uncountable)Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable)Acronym of liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.

   “[Man]: Lox tanking secured? / [Man 2]: Lox tanking secured.”

3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
4. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of lipoxygenase.
5. The gene encoding for lysyl oxidase
6. (alt-of, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).
7. (alt-of, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of lox (“liquid oxygen”).

verb

1. (transitive)To supply with liquid oxygen.

   “Fumes coming from the booster at the pad indicate that loxing has begun -- that is, the liquid oxygen has begun to be poured into its tank aboard the Atlas.”

   “The crew chiefs refer to the process as "LOXing the fleet."”