Meanings
plural eosinophils
- biologyA white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.
Synonyms: acidophil, eosinophil granulocyte, eosinophilic granulocyte, eosinocyte
alternative eosinophile
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of eosinophilic.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna leukocyte readily stained with eosin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Germaneosinophil
- Englisheosinophil
From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan eosinòfil
- eosinòfiltype of white blood cell
Czech eosinofil
- eosinofiltype of white blood cell
Dutch eosinofiel
- eosinofieltype of white blood cell
Finnish eosinofiili
- eosinofiilitype of white blood cell
French éosinophile
- éosinophiletype of white blood cell
Greek ηωσινόφιλα
- ηωσινόφιλα (iosinófila)type of white blood cell
Italian eosinofilo
- eosinofilotype of white blood cell
Portuguese granulócito eosinófilo, eosinófilo
- granulócito eosinófilotype of white blood cell
- eosinófilotype of white blood cell
Russian эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т, эозинофи́л
- эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т (eozinofílʹnyj granulocít)type of white blood cell
- эозинофи́л (eozinofíl)type of white blood cell
Spanish eosinófilo
- eosinófilotype of white blood cell
Swedish eosinofil
- eosinofiltype of white blood cell
Cite this entry
eosinophil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eosinophil
“eosinophil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eosinophil. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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