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- German · borrowed fromeosinophil
- English todayeosinophil
From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
eosinophil
Today it means: A white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body. Full definition →
German eosinophil