acidophil

[ uh-sid-uh-fil, as-i-duh- ]

adjective

1. Biology, Ecology. acidophilic.

noun

1. Biology. an acidophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil.

acidophil

/ əˈsɪdə-; ˈæsɪdəʊˌfɪl; ˈæsɪdəʊˌfaɪl; əˈsɪdə- /

adjective

1. (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by acid dyes
2. (of microorganisms) growing well in an acid environment

noun

1. an acidophil organism

Word History and Origins

Origin of acidophil¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; acid + -o- + -phil

Word History and Origins

Origin of acidophil¹

C20: see acid , -phile

Example Sentences

The nuclei are greenish, the red blood corpuscles orange, the acidophil granulation copper red, the neutrophil violet.

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Nuclei are blue, hæmoglobin red, neutrophil granulation violet, acidophil pure red, mast cell granulation deep blue, forming one of the most beautiful microscopic pictures.

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The best known example is the eosin-aurantia-nigrosin mixture, in which the hæmoglobin takes on an orange, the nuclei a black, and the acidophil granulations a red hue.

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He distinguishes hyaline, acidophil and basophil cells, and derives all from the lymphocytes.

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