whiting

noun9

1. •
   A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).
2. •
   Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus.
3. •
   (US) Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (silver hake).
4. •
   (Canada) Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus, syn. Theragra chalcogramma).
5. •
   A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.
6. •
   in family Sillaginidae, smelt-whitings, inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many species of which are commercially important whitefish.
7. •
   in family Sciaenidae, Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
8. •
   A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

   • Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes. — 1918
9. •
   A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.