whitish
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“There are some of the water marks,” he said, pointing to a line of whitish minerals coating the dark volcanic boulders, where water had once lapped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025
“Here you can see a lot of these pores are now filled with whitish specks,” says Dr Voight, handling a sample of drilled out rock.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024
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
After devouring half the liver, it started tugging on the whitish, balloon-like stomach bag.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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