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whitish

[hwahy-tish, wahy-] / ˈʰwaɪ tɪʃ, ˈwaɪ- /






ADJECTIVE
snowy
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Tata has been mining soda ash for years in Lake Magadi, a vast area often covered by a whitish salt crust.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

It may begin with loss of sensation on whitish patches of skin or reddened skin.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024

Whereas coralline algae form thin, hard crusts that are pink or whitish, peyssonnelid algae make thicker, brown or dark red crusts that are often a little squishy above a hard base.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 6, 2023

Most are brown or gray but can also be whitish or almost transparent.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023

Strange whitish eyes stared out of a wrinkled, brown face.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson




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