üldnimetus heleda värvusega tina- ja/või plii-põhiste metallisulamite kohta; sageli kasutatavad laagisulamitena, millistest tuntuimad on babiit ja Hoyti metall (vt babiit; Hoyti metall), a series of bright, light-coloured non-precious metallic alloys based on tin or lead often used as anti-fiction alloys for bearings; Babitt metal and Hoyt's metal belong to white metals (see: babbitt, Hoyt's metal)