basophil

American

[bey-suh-fil] / ˈbeɪ sə fɪl /

Also basophile

noun

Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
Anatomy. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basilophilic granules in its cytoplasm.

adjective

Biology. basilophilic.

basophil British

/ ˈbeɪsəfɪl /

adjective

(of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes

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noun

a basophil cell, esp a leucocyte

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Etymology

Origin of basophil

First recorded in 1885–90; bas(ic dye) + -o- + -phil

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