basophil

[bey-suh-fil] /ˈbeɪ sə fɪl/
noun
1.
Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
2.
Anatomy. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm.
adjective
3.
Biology, basophilic.
Also, basophile
[bey-suh-fahyl, -fil] /ˈbeɪ səˌfaɪl, -fɪl/ (Show IPA).
Origin
1885-90; bas(ic dye) + -o- + -phil
British Dictionary definitions for basophil

basophil

/ˈbeɪsəfɪl/
adjective
1.
(of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
noun
2.
a basophil cell, esp a leucocyte
Word Origin
C19: from Greek; see base1 + -phile
basophil in Medicine

basophil ba·so·phil (bā'sə-fĭl, -zə-) or ba·so·phile (-fīl')
n.
A cell, especially a white blood cell, having granules that stain readily with basic dyes.