A fine white powder, usually of calcium carbonate (chalk) There is some variation in its composition, particularly between industries Sometimes calcium sulphates (Plaster of Paris) are referred to as whiting Whiting is not a strong pigment, so it's usually found as a mechanical filler or a carrier medium for other pigments, rather than a white pigment itself Some uses (gesso) are a mixture of whiting and a glue For grain-filling during wood finishing, it's applied as either a dry powder or a suspension in an inert liquid
a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe