white coat

US/ˌwaɪt ˈkoʊt/

noun

A white, knee-length coat worn by laboratory workers etc. as protection.

Meanings

nounwhite coat (plural white coats)

plural white coats

  1. A white, knee-length coat worn by laboratory workers etc. as protection.

Translations

Catalan bata
  • batawhite coat worn in laboratories
Chinese Mandarin 實驗服 /实验服, 實驗衣 /实验衣
  • 實驗服 /实验服 (shíyàn fú)white coat worn in laboratories
  • 實驗衣 /实验衣 (shíyàn yī)white coat worn in laboratories
Danish kittel
  • kittelwhite coat worn in laboratories
French robe blanche
  • robe blanchewhite coat worn in laboratories
German weißer Kittel, Kittel
  • weißer Kittelwhite coat worn in laboratories
  • Kittelwhite coat worn in laboratories
Hungarian fehér köpeny
  • fehér köpenywhite coat worn in laboratories
Italian camice
  • camicewhite coat worn in laboratories
Japanese 白衣
  • 白衣 (hakui)white coat worn in laboratories
Polish chałat, kitel
  • chałatwhite coat worn in laboratories
  • kitelwhite coat worn in laboratories
Portuguese jaleco
  • jalecowhite coat worn in laboratories
Romanian halat
  • halatwhite coat worn in laboratories
Russian бе́лый хала́т
  • бе́лый хала́т (bélyj xalát)white coat worn in laboratories
Spanish bata
  • batawhite coat worn in laboratories
Cite this entry
APA

white coat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20coat

MLA

“white coat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20coat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white coat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20coat.

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