| amphophile | 1. Having an affinity both for acid and for basic dyes. Synonym: amphophilic, amphophilous. 2. A cell that stains readily with either acid or basic dyes. Synonym: amphocyte. Synonym: amphochromatophil, amphochromatophile, amphochromophil, amphochromophile. Origin: ampho-+ G. Philos, fond (05 Mar 2000) |
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