A deep-sea hydrothermal vent that ejects water rich in white particles consisting largely of baryte and silica; (also) a chimney or similar structure created at such a vent by the deposition of minerals.
Origin
1980s.
Definition of white smoker in US English:
white smoker
noun
A deep-sea hydrothermal vent that ejects water rich in white particles consisting largely of baryte and silica; (also) a chimney or similar structure created at such a vent by the deposition of minerals.