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whitecoat

whitecoat noun: a new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.

Noun

whitecoat (plural whitecoats)

  1. A new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.
  2. (derogatory) A laboratory scientist.
    • If the whitecoats expected their Victorian lab rat to appreciate the Big Picture and be grateful for the sake of science and the expansion of knowledge, they were very much disappointed. They were so arrogant, so oblivious...2008, James Axler, Plague Lords, page 20

Forms of whitecoat

pluralwhitecoats

Origin of whitecoat

From white + coat.

Words formed from whitecoat

Questions about whitecoat

What does whitecoat mean?
Whitecoat means a new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.
What part of speech is whitecoat?
Whitecoat is a noun.
What is the plural of whitecoat?
The plural of whitecoat is whitecoats.

Words near whitecoat in the dictionary

  1. Whitechapels
  2. whitecheek shark
  3. whitecheek sharks
  4. Whitechurch
  5. Whitecliff
  6. whitecoat
  7. whitecoat hypertension
  8. whitecoats
  9. whitecollar
  10. whitecorn
  11. Whitecotton

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