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eosinophil

/i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
eosinophil
IPA
/i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.

adj

Alternative form of eosinophilic.

Etymology

From German eosinophil, from eosin (“rose dye, from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”) + -in”) + -o- + -phil.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

eosinophils (plural) eosinophile (alternative)

Derived Forms

eosinophilia eosinophilic eosinophilopenia eosinophilopoiesis eosinophilous eosinophiluria hypereosinophilia

Phrases

eosinophil granulocyte

Frequently Paired Words

eosinopenia eosinopoiesis

Synonyms

acidophil eosinophil granulocyte eosinophilic granulocyte eosinocyte eosinophile

Questions

How do you pronounce eosinophil?
The recorded pronunciation is /i.əˈsɪnəˌfɪl/.
What does eosinophil mean?
A white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.
Where does eosinophil come from?
It is traced to German.

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