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White, Edmund

(Encyclopedia)White, Edmund (Edmund Valentine White 3d), 1940–, American writer, b. Cincinnati, B.A. Univ. of Michigan, 1962. White is one of the best known—and probably the finest stylist—of the openly gay w...

white ant

(Encyclopedia)white ant: see termite.

White Cloud

(Encyclopedia)White Cloud: see Waubeshiek.

White Russia

(Encyclopedia)White Russia: see Belarus.

white whale

(Encyclopedia)white whale: see beluga.

Chinese white

(Encyclopedia)Chinese white: see zinc oxide.

zinc white

(Encyclopedia)zinc white: see zinc oxide.

white metal

(Encyclopedia)white metal: see Babbitt metal.

white vitriol

(Encyclopedia)white vitriol: see zinc sulfate. ...

White Rock

(Encyclopedia)White Rock, city (1991 pop. 16,314), SE British Columbia, Canada, on Georgia Strait and on the U.S. border. The city is a customs port and resort center with a residential area. ...