BASOPHILE

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Meaning:

A leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains

Synonyms:

basophil; basophile

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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