Neutrophil Definition
no͝otrə-fĭl, nyo͝o-
neutrophils
adjective
Easily stained by neutral dyes.
Webster's New World
Neutrophilic.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
neutrophils
A granular type of phagocytic white blood cell in vertebrate blood, stainable by neutral dyes.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Neutrophil
Noun
Singular:
neutrophil
Plural:
neutrophilsOrigin of Neutrophil
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From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-") + -phil (“-phile").
From Wiktionary
neutr(al) –phil(e)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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