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argyrophilic

argyrophilic adjective: having an affinity for silver (and thus able to be stained by a subsequent reducing agent).

Adjective

argyrophilic (comparative more argyrophilic, superlative most argyrophilic)

  1. Having an affinity for silver (and thus able to be stained by a subsequent reducing agent).
    • Tumor cells of both the endocrine cell carcinoma and the adenocarcinoma were argyrophilic.1989, M. Yamamoto, S. Nakajo, “Endocrine cell carcinoma (carcinoid) of the gallbladder”, in The American journal of surgical pathology, →DOI, →PMID
    Synonyms:
    argentaffin

argyrophilic meaning in Hindi and Indonesian

argyrophilic in Hindi

having an affinity for silver
रजतरागी rajatrāgī

argyrophilic in Indonesian

having an affinity for silver
argirofilik

Synonyms of argyrophilic

Forms of argyrophilic

comparativemore argyrophilic
superlativemost argyrophilic

Origin of argyrophilic

From argyro- + phile + -ic.

Words formed from argyrophilic

Questions about argyrophilic

What does argyrophilic mean?
Argyrophilic means having an affinity for silver (and thus able to be stained by a subsequent reducing agent).
What is argyrophilic in Hindi?
Argyrophilic in Hindi is रजतरागी (rajatrāgī). See Argyrophilic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is argyrophilic?
Argyrophilic is an adjective.

Words near argyrophilic in the dictionary

  1. argyrodites
  2. Argyrol
  3. argyrolagid
  4. argyrolagids
  5. argyrophil
  6. argyrophilic
  7. argyrophilic grain disease
  8. argyrophobia
  9. argyropoeia
  10. argyrose
  11. argyroses

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