/nooh"treuh fil, nyooh"-/ , adj.
1. (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
n.
2. a phagocytic white blood cell having a lobulate nucleus and neutrophil granules in the cytoplasm.
Also, neutrophile /nooh"treuh fuyl', nyooh"-/ .
[ 1885-90; NEUTRO- + -PHIL ]