Found 2 items, similar to neutrophil.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: neutrophil neutrophil n : the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes [syn: neutrophile]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Neutrophil Neutrophil \Neu"tro*phil\, Neutrophile \Neu"tro*phile\, n. [L. neuter + Gr. ? loving.] (Physiol.) One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the circulating blood, comprising from 54% to 65% of the total number of leukocytes. -- Neu"tro*phil"ic, a., Neu*troph"i*lous, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]