polychromatophilic

adjective poly·chro·mato·phil·ic \-krō-ˌma-tə-ˈfi-lik\

Definition of POLYCHROMATOPHILIC

: stainable with more than one type of stain and especially with both acid and basic dyes <polychromatophilic erythroblasts>

— poly·chro·mato·phil·ia \-ˈfi-lē-ə\ noun

1897

Medical Dictionary

adjective poly·chro·mato·phil·ic \-krō-ˌmat-ə-ˈfil-ik\

: stainable with more than one type of stain and especially with both acid and basic dyes <polychromatophilic erythroblasts>

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