lox

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
brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
Acronym of Liquid oxygen, molecular oxygen in liquid form.

Verb

Verb Forms: loxed, loxing, loxes

To supply or treat something with liquid oxygen.
To supply with liquid oxygen.

Examples

He wished he could lox his brain with extra energy for the Words With Friends challenge.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

liquid oxygen, LO2, O2, cold-smoked salmon, loxygen

Scrabble Score: 10

lox: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lox: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lox: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

lox: valid Words With Friends Word