acidophil

From acid +‎ -o- +‎ -phil.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈsɪdəfɪl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈsɪdəfɪl/

acidophil (plural acidophils)

1. (immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
2. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.

• (endocrine acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis): alpha cell

• acidophile, acidophilic

• haploidic

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acidophil (strong nominative masculine singular acidophiler, comparative acidophiler, superlative am acidophilsten)

1. acidophilic