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noun
Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: neutrophil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC
Narrower terms: microphage
History
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Across languages
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