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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
2. 2
   an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment wordnet
3. 3
   One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.

Synonyms

All synonyms

acidophilealpha cell

Etymology

From acid + -o- + -phil.