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GRAYISH-WHITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grayish-white mean? 

GRAYISH-WHITE (adjective)
  The adjective GRAYISH-WHITE has 1 sense:

1. of white tinged with greyplay

  Familiarity information: GRAYISH-WHITE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAYISH-WHITE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of white tinged with grey

Synonyms:

gray-white; grayish-white; grey-white; greyish-white

Similar:

achromatic; neutral (having no hue)


 Context examples 


A naturally occurring, rare, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral with a color ranging from grayish-white to green.

(Anthophyllite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)



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