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basophile

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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.
basophile
a cell or tissue that stains easily. — basophilic, basophilous, adj.
See also: Cells
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Noun1.basophile - a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
basophil
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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