English word methalox comes from English lox (Liquid oxygen. Smoked salmon.), English methane
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| lox | English (eng) | Liquid oxygen. Smoked salmon. |
| methane | English (eng) | (organic chemistry, countable) Any of very many derivatives of methane.. (organic compound, uncountable) The simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH4, being a constituent of natural gas. |
| methalox | English (eng) | (rocketry) A type of binary rocket fuel composed of liquid oxygen (lox) oxidizer and liquid methane combustible. |