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adj
Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: neutrophile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC
Narrower terms: microphage
History
From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
