basophil
[bey-suh-fil]
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noun
Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
Anatomy. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm.
adjective
Biology. basophilic.
Also ba·so·phile [bey-suh-fahyl, -fil] /ˈbeɪ səˌfaɪl, -fɪl/.
Origin of basophil
basophilic
[bey-suh-fil-ik]
adjective Biology.
Origin of basophilic
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The basophile granular cells are few—but the granules are large, and stain deeply basophile.
The Elements of Bacteriological TechniqueJohn William Henry Eyre
The basophile granules of the "mast" cells are coccal-shaped, of various size—often quite powdery.
The Elements of Bacteriological TechniqueJohn William Henry Eyre
basophil
basophile
adjective Also: basophilic (ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪk)
noun
Word Origin for basophil
C19: from Greek; see base 1 + -phile
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basophil
[bā′sə-fĭl]
n.
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