neutrophil
Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or…Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
» Neutrophils are the most abundant type of white blood cells.
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1 sensesOf a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
Examples
2 sentencesNeutrophils are the most abundant type of white blood cells.
The doctor found a high amount of neutrophils in my blood in perhaps a sign of leukemia.
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From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro-From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil.
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