eosinophilic

[ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ik]

e·o·sin·o·phil·ic

[ee-uh-sin-uh-fil-ik]
adjective Histology.
having an affinity for eosin and other acid dyes; acidophilic.
Also, e·o·si·noph·i·lous [ee-uh-si-nof-uh-luhs] , eosinophil.


Origin:
1895–1900; eosinophil + -ic
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Eosinophilic is always a great word to know.
So is hemopoiesis. Does it mean:
tiny organelle occurring in the cell cytoplasm, functioning as the site of protein manufacture
formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body
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eosinophil or eosinophile (ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfɪl, ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfaɪl)
 
n
a leucocyte with a multilobed nucleus and coarse granular cytoplasm that stains readily with acidic dyes such as eosin
 
eosinophile or eosinophile
 
n
 
eosino'philic or eosinophile
 
adj
 
eosinophilous or eosinophile
 
adj

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