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- German · borrowed fromNeutrophil
- English todayneutrophil
From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones. Full definition →
From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.