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neutrophile

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neu·tro·phil  (ntr-fl, ny-)
adj.
Not stained strongly or definitely by either acid or basic dyes but stained readily by neutral dyes. Used especially of white blood cells.
n.
A neutrophil cell, especially an abundant type of granular white blood cell that is highly destructive of microorganisms.
[neutr(al) + -phil(e).]
neutro·phile (-fl), neutro·philic (-flk) adj.
neutrophile
a cell or tissue that accepts a stain from a neutral solution. — neutrophilous, adj.
See also: Cells
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Noun1.neutrophile - the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
neutrophil
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
microphage - a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria)
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