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Neutrophil

//ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
Noun
  1. 1
    Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.

    "One litre of human blood contains about five billion neutrophils (around half of all white blood cells)."

  2. 2
    the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil.

Etymology 2

From German Neutrophil, from neutro- (“neutro-”) + -phil (“-phile”), equivalent to neutro- + -phil.

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