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basophil

/ˈbeɪsəfɪl/

basophil noun: a white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.

Noun

basophil (plural basophils)

  1. A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
  2. One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.

basophil meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

basophil in Tamil

ஒருவகை இரத்த வௌளை அணு, தளமேற்பி

basophil in Indonesian

cell
basofil

Synonyms of basophil

Forms of basophil

pluralbasophils

Origin of basophil

From baso- + -phil.

Questions about basophil

What does basophil mean?
Basophil means a white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
What is basophil in Tamil?
Basophil in Tamil is ஒருவகை இரத்த வௌளை அணு, தளமேற்பி. See Basophil meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is basophil?
Basophil is a noun.
How do you pronounce basophil?
Basophil is pronounced /ˈbeɪsəfɪl/.
What is the plural of basophil?
The plural of basophil is basophils.

Words near basophil in the dictionary

  1. basonuclins
  2. basonym
  3. basonyms
  4. basopenia
  5. basopenias
  6. basophil
  7. basophile
  8. basophiles
  9. basophilia
  10. basophilias
  11. basophilic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: basophil (page history and authors); basophil (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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