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basophil

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ba·so·phil  (bs-fl, -z-) also ba·so·phile (-fl, -fl)
n.
A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.
basophil [ˈbeɪsəfɪl], basophile
adj also basophilic [ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪk]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a basophil cell, esp a leucocyte
[from Greek; see base1 + -phile]
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Noun1.basophil - a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
basophile
leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle - blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system


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