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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ba•so•phil•ic adj. [Biol.]

Laboratoryhaving an affinity for basic stains.

Also, ba•soph•i•lous basophil, basophile.

basophil + -ic 1890–95

'basophilic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

basophil - volutin

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