white smoker

noun

A kind of hydrothermal vent that emits lighter-hued minerals than those of a black smoker, such as those containing barium, calcium and silicon.

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Meanings

nounwhite smoker (plural white smokers)

plural white smokers

  1. geographyA kind of hydrothermal vent that emits lighter-hued minerals than those of a black smoker, such as those containing barium, calcium and silicon.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, smoker.

Translations

Finnish valkoinen savuttaja
  • valkoinen savuttajaTranslations
French fumeur blanc
  • fumeur blancTranslations
Polish biały komin
  • biały kominTranslations
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APA

white smoker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20smoker

MLA

“white smoker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20smoker. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white smoker,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20smoker.

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