"whitecoat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whitecoats [plural]
Etymology: white + coat Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|coat}} white + coat Head templates: {{en-noun}} whitecoat (plural whitecoats)
  1. A new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Phocid seals
    Sense id: en-whitecoat-en-noun-6vVA7PiE Disambiguation of People: 95 5 Disambiguation of Phocid seals: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24
  2. (derogatory) A laboratory scientist. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-whitecoat-en-noun-sNxEfc-D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: whitecoat hypertension Related terms: white coat hypertension, white-shirt

Inflected forms

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