| whitish | 1. Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate degree. 2. <botany> Covered with an opaque white powder. Origin: From White. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| whitleather | 1. Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc, remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather. 2. <anatomy> The paxwax. See Paxwax. Origin: White + leather. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whitling | <zoology> A young full trout during its second season. Origin: White + -ling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whitlockite | Synonym: tribasic calcium phosphate. Origin: Herbert P. Whitlock, Am. Mineralogist, + -ite (05 Mar 2000) |
| whitlow | <dermatology, virology> A herpes viral infection that results in a painful blistery eruption on one of the digits. (13 Nov 1997) |
| whitlow-wort | <botany> Same as Whitlow grass, under Whitlow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Whitman | Royal, U.S. Surgeon, 1857-1946. See: Whitman's frame. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitman's frame | A frame similar to the Bradford frame, but with curved sides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whitmonday | The day following Whitsunday; called also Whitsun Monday. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Whitmore | Alfred, English surgeon, 1876-1946. See: Whitmore's bacillus, Whitmore's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitmore's bacillus | A species found in cases of melioidosis in humans and other animals and in soil and water in tropical regions. Synonym: Whitmore's bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitmore's disease | A disease of humans and animals that resembles glanders. It is caused by burkholderia pseudomallei and may range from a dormant infection to a condition that causes multiple abscesses, pneumonia, and bacteraemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Whitnall | Samuel E., English anatomist, 1876-1952. See: Whitnall's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Whitnall's tubercle | A small elevation on the orbital surface of the zygomatic bone, just within the orbital margin, about 1 cm below the zygomaticofrontal suture; it gives attachment to the lateral check ligament, the lateral palpebral ligament, and the suspensory ligament of the eyeball. Synonym: eminentia orbitalis ossis zygomatici, orbital eminence of zygomatic bone, Whitnall's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whitneyite | <chemical> An arsenide of copper from Lake Superior. Origin: So called after J.D. Whitney, an American geologist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |