heterophil

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A form of heterophile — Able to react immunologically with material from another species.

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Meanings

adjectiveheterophil (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of heterophile.
nounheterophil (plural heterophils)

plural heterophils

  1. alternativeAlternative form of heterophile.

Origin

From hetero- + -phil.

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APA

heterophil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophil

MLA

“heterophil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterophil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterophil.

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