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UK/lɒks/ US/lɑks/ rare us

noun

1.

a bluish transparent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants

2.

brine-cured salmon

Origin

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

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