ba·so·phil (b  s -f l, -z-) also ba·so·phile (-f l , -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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| Noun | 1. | basophile - a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains 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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