"eosinophil" meaning in English

See eosinophil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/
Etymology: From German eosinophil, as eosin (rose dye) [from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in] + -o- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|eosinophil}} German eosinophil, {{der|en|grc|ἠώς|t=dawn}} Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} eosinophil (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of eosinophilic Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: eosinophilic Synonyms: eosinophile
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Noun

IPA: /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/ Forms: eosinophils [plural]
Etymology: From German eosinophil, as eosin (rose dye) [from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in] + -o- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|eosinophil}} German eosinophil, {{der|en|grc|ἠώς|t=dawn}} Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eosinophil (plural eosinophils)
  1. (cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. Categories (topical): Cytology, Immunology Synonyms: acidophil, eosinophil granulocyte, eosinophilic granulocyte, eosinocyte Hypernyms: granulocyte, multinuclear leukocyte, polymorphonuclear leukocyte, PMN, PML Derived forms: eosinophil granulocyte, eosinophilia, eosinophilic, eosinophilous, hypereosinophilia Related terms: eosinopenia, eosinophiluria, eosinopoiesis Translations (type of white blood cell): eosinofil [masculine] (Czech), eosinofiel [masculine] (Dutch), eosinofiili (Finnish), éosinophile [masculine] (French), eosinófilo [masculine] (Galician), ηωσινόφιλα (iosinófila) [neuter, plural] (Greek), eosinofilo [masculine] (Italian), êzonofîl [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), granulócito eosinófilo [masculine] (Portuguese), eosinófilo [masculine] (Portuguese), эозинофи́льный гранулоци́т (eozinofílʹnyj granulocít) [masculine] (Russian), эозинофи́л (eozinofíl) [masculine] (Russian), eosinófilo [masculine] (Spanish), eosinofil [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "eosinophilic"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of eosinophilic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eosinophilic",
          "eosinophilic#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "eosinophile"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Eosinophil granulocyte"
  ],
  "word": "eosinophil"
}

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