whitehead

English

Etymology

white +‎ head

Noun

whitehead (plural whiteheads)

1. A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap.

   Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom.

2. The blue-winged snow goose.
3. The surf scoter.