whitehead

[ hwahyt-hed, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌhɛd, ˈwaɪt- /
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noun

a small pimple having a white or yellowish head; milium.

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Origin of whitehead

First recorded in 1930–35; white + head

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Definition for whitehead (2 of 2)

Whitehead
[ hwahyt-hed, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˌhɛd, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

Alfred North, 1861–1947, English philosopher and mathematician, in the U.S. after 1924.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to whitehead

blister, blemish, lump, acne, freckle, blot, bruise, wart, blotch, smudge, imperfection, pimple, snag, stigma, stain, scar, discoloration, abscess, zit, carbuncle

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British Dictionary definitions for whitehead

Whitehead
/ (ˈwaɪtˌhɛd) /

noun

Alfred North. 1861–1947, English mathematician and philosopher, who collaborated with Bertrand Russell in writing Principia Mathematica (1910–13), and developed a holistic philosophy of science, chiefly in Process and Reality (1929)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for whitehead

whitehead
[ wīt′hĕd′ ]

n.

A tiny epidermal cystlike mass with a narrow or obstructed opening on the skin surface, which may rupture, caused by the retention of secretions of a sebaceous gland.closed comedo
milium
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