The color resulting from commingling of all the rays of the spectrum; the color of chalk or of snow. SYN: albicans (1). [A.S. hwit]
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(hwīt) [A.S. hwīt] 1. the color, as of new snow, that results from reflection of all the rays of the spectrum; it is the opposite of black. 2. something having this color. 3. being of the color white.Medical dictionary. 2011.