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BASOPHILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does basophile mean?
• BASOPHILE (noun)
The noun BASOPHILE has 1 sense:
1. a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
Familiarity information: BASOPHILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
basophil; basophile
Hypernyms ("basophile" is a kind of...):
leucocyte; leukocyte; WBC; white blood cell; white blood corpuscle; white cell; white corpuscle (blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)
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