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Noun: neutrophile  'n(y)oo-tru,fI(-u)l
Usage: rare (=neutrophil)
  1. The chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes
    "neutrophiles are the most abundant type of white blood cell";
    - neutrophil

Derived forms: neutrophiles

Type of: leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle

Encyclopedia: Neutrophile