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[syn: neutrophil, neutrophile]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Neutrophil \Neu"tro*phil\, Neutrophile \Neu"tro*phile\, n. [L.
neuter + Gr. ? loving.] (Physiol.)
One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with
neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the
circulating blood, comprising from 54% to 65% of the total
number of leukocytes. -- Neu"tro*phil"ic, a.,
Neu*troph"i*lous, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
neutrophile
n 1: the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or
acid dyes [syn: neutrophil, neutrophile]