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eosinophilic

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: IY2 AH0 S IH1 N AH0 F IH1 L IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

That is readily stained with eosin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, pertaining to an eosinophil or to eosinophilia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to eosinophil

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English eosin Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -philic English eosinophilic From eosin + -o- + -philic.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: eozinofil — readily stained with eosin
  • Interlingua: eosinophilic — readily stained with eosin
  • Spanish: eosinofílico — readily stained with eosin
  • Swedish: eosinofil — readily stained with eosin