neu·tro·phil (n  tr -f l , 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. neu tro·phile (-f l), neutro·philic (-flk) adj. |
neutrophil [ˈnjuːtrəˌfɪl], neutrophile [ˈnjuːtrəˌfaɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a leucocyte having a lobed nucleus and a fine granular cytoplasm, which stains with neutral dyes
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of cells and tissues) readily stainable by neutral dyes
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| Noun | 1. | neutrophil - the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes 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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