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eosinophil

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative form of eosinophilic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, immunology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a leukocyte readily stained with eosin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eosinophile

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC

History

Etymology

From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: eosinòfil — type of white blood cell
  • Czech: eosinofil — type of white blood cell
  • Dutch: eosinofiel — type of white blood cell
  • Finnish: eosinofiili — type of white blood cell
  • French: éosinophile — type of white blood cell
  • Galician: eosinófilo — type of white blood cell
  • Greek: ηωσινόφιλα (iosinófila) — type of white blood cell
  • Italian: eosinofilo — type of white blood cell
  • Northern Kurdish: êzonofîl — type of white blood cell
  • Portuguese: granulócito eosinófilo — type of white blood cell
  • Portuguese: eosinófilo — type of white blood cell
  • Russian: эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т (eozinofílʹnyj granulocít) — type of white blood cell
  • Russian: эозинофи́л (eozinofíl) — type of white blood cell
  • Spanish: eosinófilo — type of white blood cell
  • Swedish: eosinofil — type of white blood cell