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acidophil

/əˈsɪdəfɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aci-dophil
IPA
/əˈsɪdəfɪl/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.

noun

One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -phil English acidophil From acid + -o- + -phil.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈsɪdəfɪl/
  • British English: /əˈsɪdəfɪl/

Inflected Forms

acidophils (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

acidophile acidophilic

Synonyms

alpha cell acidophile

Questions

How do you pronounce acidophil?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɪdəfɪl/.
What does acidophil mean?
An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
Where does acidophil come from?
Etymology tree Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -phil English acidophil From acid + -o- + -phil.

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