YELLOWISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yellowish mean? 

• YELLOWISH (adjective)
  The adjective YELLOWISH has 1 sense:

1. of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

  Familiarity information: YELLOWISH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YELLOWISH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

Synonyms:

xanthous; yellow; yellowish

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

 Context examples 

I told Mother black with a white handle, but she forgot and bought a green one with a yellowish handle.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The clear, yellowish, fluid part of the blood that carries the blood cells.

(Plasma, NCI Dictionary)

A specimen that exhibits a yellowish pigmentation due to jaundice.

(Icteric Specimen, NCI Thesaurus)

You may also have yellowish eyes and skin, called jaundice.

(Hepatitis A, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A yellowish, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of six fused rings and produced by the incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellowish, oily, aromatic nitro-compound with an almond-like odor that emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides upon combustion.

(Nitrobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellowish aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused rings formed by the incomplete burning of organic matter.

(Dibenz[a,j]acridine, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellowish, oily, naturally occurring liquid with a clove-like aroma and is present in many essential oils.

(Methyleugenol, NCI Thesaurus)

The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black, depending upon staining by substances such as tobacco, food, or drugs.

(Hairy Tongue, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A yellowish, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of five fused rings and formed by the incomplete combustion of organic matter.

(Benzo[j]fluoranthene, NCI Thesaurus)