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Meaning of basophil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈbeɪsəfɪl/

Definitions

Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains.
A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

basophilia Basophilic basophilic granulocyte basophilism basophily basophobia