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
A whiting is a black and silver fish that lives in the sea. Whiting is this fish eaten as food. He ordered stuffed whiting. whiting a black and silver fish that lives in the sea and can be eaten. Species (Merlangius merlangus) of common marine food fish of the cod family (Gadidae), found in European waters and especially abundant in the North Sea. It feeds on invertebrates and small fishes. It has three dorsal and two anal fins; a chin barbel (a slender, fleshy feeler), if present, is very small. Whitings grow to less than 30 in. (70 cm) long. They are silvery, with a distinctive black blotch near the base of each pectoral fin. Several species of the family Sciaenidae are also called whiting. See also whitefish