Basophil
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noun.
A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
cytology
, staining deeply with basic dyes only: said of a cell or part of a cell: opposed to
acidophil.
Also used substantively.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any
cell
that has
granules
stained by
basic
stains
; but especially granular
leukocytes
.
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noun.
a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains