whitehead

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

white +‎ head

Noun [edit]

whitehead (plural whiteheads)

  1. A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap.
    Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom.
  2. The blue-winged snow goose.
  3. The surf scoter.