Definitions for basophils

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basophils ba·so·phil

Spelling: [bey-suh-fil]

IPA: /ˈbeɪ sə fɪl/

Basophils is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 425 anagrams from letters in basophils (abhilopss).

Definitions for basophils

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

adjective

1. Biology. basophilic.
2. Biology. basophilic.

Origin of basophils

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

Examples for basophils

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.

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.