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white blood

white blood noun: blood devoid of red blood cells, commonly found in invertebrates.

Noun

white blood (plural white bloods)

  1. (uncommon) Blood devoid of red blood cells, commonly found in invertebrates.
  2. (uncommon) Hemolymph.

Forms of white blood

pluralwhite bloods

Origin of white blood

From white + blood. First appears c. 1398 in a publication by John Trevisa.

Questions about white blood

What does white blood mean?
White blood means blood devoid of red blood cells, commonly found in invertebrates.
What part of speech is white blood?
White blood is a noun.
What is the plural of white blood?
The plural of white blood is white bloods.

Words near white blood in the dictionary

  1. white beeches
  2. white belt
  3. white belts
  4. white birch
  5. white birches
  6. white blood
  7. white blood cell
  8. white blood cells
  9. white blood corpuscle
  10. white blood corpuscles
  11. white bloods

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