basophil

(bāsə fil′)

noun

a cell, substance, or tissue easily stained by basic dyes, as the beta cells in the anterior pituitary or certain white blood cells
also basophile

Origin: < basic + -phile

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See basophil in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.

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