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acidophil
[ uh-sid-uh-fil, as-i-duh- ]
noun
- Biology. an acidophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance; eosinophil.
acidophil
/ ˈæsɪdəʊˌfaɪl; əˈsɪdə-; ˈæsɪdəʊˌfɪl; əˈsɪdə- /
adjective
- (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by acid dyes
- (of microorganisms) growing well in an acid environment
noun
- an acidophil organism
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acidophil1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acidophil1
C20: see acid , -phile
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Example Sentences
The nuclei are greenish, the red blood corpuscles orange, the acidophil granulation copper red, the neutrophil violet.
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He distinguishes hyaline, acidophil and basophil cells, and derives all from the lymphocytes.
From Project Gutenberg
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