Neutrophile \Neu"tro*phile\, Neutrophil \Neu"tro*phil\, n. [L.
neuter + Gr. ? loving.] (Physiol.)
One of a group of leucocytes whose granules stain only with
neutral dyes. -- {Neu"tro*phil"ic}, a., {Neu*troph"i*lous},
a.
neutrophile
n : the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or
acid dyes [syn: {neutrophil}]