What does whiting mean?
Whiting means A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc..
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/ˈwaɪtɪŋ/ · noun
A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc..
1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
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Whiting means A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc..
Common synonyms include whitening, silver hake, gadus merlangus, merlangus merlangus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
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