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acidophil

noun
/əˈsɪdəfɪl/UK/əˈsɪdəfɪl/US

Etymology

From acid + -o- + -phil.

  1. derived from acidus
  2. borrowed from acide
  3. formed as acidophil — “acid + -o- + -phil”

Definitions

  1. An eosinophil

    An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.

  2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and…

    One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.

The neighborhood

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