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basophils

basophils is the plural of basophil.

Meaning of basophil

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.

Questions about basophils

What is basophils the plural of?
Basophils is the plural of basophil.

Words near basophils in the dictionary

  1. basophilic
  2. basophilic granulocyte
  3. basophilic granulocytes
  4. basophilism
  5. basophilous
  6. basophils
  7. basophily
  8. basophobia
  9. basophyl
  10. basophyls
  11. basopinacocyte

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