Synonyms for blackhead

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whitehead · comedo · open comedo

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.

Forms

Plural

blackheads → whiteheads, comedones…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

comedo

9 letters

whitehead²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (whitehead² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

comédon

Deutsch

Komedo