Definitions for basophil

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basophil ba·so·phil

Spelling: [bey-suh-fil]

IPA: /ˈbeɪ sə fɪl/

Basophil is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 351 anagrams from letters in basophil (abhilops).

Definitions for basophil

noun

1. Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
2. Anatomy. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm.

adjective

1. Biology. basophilic.

Origin of basophil

First recorded in 1885-90; bas(ic dye) + -o- + -phil

Examples for basophil

In the young granules there is prominent a basophil portion that becomes less and less marked as the cell grows older.

He distinguishes hyaline, acidophil and basophil cells, and derives all from the lymphocytes.