/bay"seuh fil/ , n.
1. Biol. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
2. Anat. a white blood cell having a two-lobed nucleus and basophilic granules in its cytoplasm.
adj.
3. Biol. basophilic.
Also, basophile /bay"seuh fuyl', -fil/ .
[ 1885-90; BAS(IC DYE) + -O- + -PHIL ]