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Wox vs Lox - What's the difference?

wox | lox |

As a verb wox

is simple past of wax.

As a noun lox is

smoked salmon.

As an abbreviation LOX is

alternate form of lang=en|lox abbreviation of lang=en|liquid oxygen.

wox

English

Verb

(head)
  • (obsolete) (wax)
  • * Chaucer
    • He wox sodaineliche redde.
  • * Spenser
    • He wox full blithe.
    ----

    lox

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. More at (l).

    Noun

    (-)
  • Smoked salmon.
    • Synonyms
    * (l)
    Hyponyms
    * (l)

    See also

    * ("lox" on Wikipedia)

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * LOX , LOx

    Noun

    (-)
  • Liquid oxygen.
    • Synonyms
    * *
    Coordinate terms
    * gox , GOX (gaseous oxygen)
    See also
    * (liquid hydrogen) * (liquid nitrogen) * LHe (liquid helium) * LNG (liquified natural gas) * LPG (liquified petroleum gas) English three-letter words ----