basophil
[ bey-suh-fil ]
/ ˈbeɪ sə fɪl /
noun
Biology.
a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
Anatomy.
a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm.
adjective
Biology.
basophilic.
Also
ba·so·phile
[bey-suh-fahyl, -fil] /ˈbeɪ səˌfaɪl, -fɪl/.
Origin of basophil
Words nearby basophil
Definition for basophile (2 of 2)
basophilic
[ bey-suh-fil-ik ]
/ ˌbeɪ səˈfɪl ɪk /
adjective Biology.
having an affinity for basic stains.
Example sentences from the Web for basophile
The basophile granular cells are few—but the granules are large, and stain deeply basophile.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry EyreThe basophile granules of the "mast" cells are coccal-shaped, of various size—often quite powdery.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre
British Dictionary definitions for basophile
basophil
basophile
/ (ˈbeɪsəfɪl) /
adjective Also: basophilic (ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪk)
(of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
noun
a basophil cell, esp a leucocyte
Word Origin for basophil
C19: from Greek; see
base
1 +
-phile
Medical definitions for basophile
basophil
[ bā′sə-fĭl ]
n.
A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.