neutrophil

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuːtɹəfɪl/

Adjective

neutrophil

(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.

Translations

easily stained by neutral dyes

French: neutrophile (fr)
Italian: neutrofilo (it)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: nêtrofîl f, nêtrofîl
Portuguese: neutrófilo
Spanish: neutrófilo (es)
Swedish: neutrofil (sv)

Noun

neutrophil (plural neutrophils)

(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
- 2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 89:
  One litre of human blood contains about five billion neutrophils (around half of all white blood cells).

Synonyms

neutrophil granulocyte, neutrophilic granulocyte

Hypernyms

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