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ba•so•phil•ic
Pronunciation: (bā"su-fil'ik), [key]—
adj. Biol.
having an affinity for basic stains.
Also,ba•soph•i•lousPronunciation: (bā-sof'u-lus), [key] basophil, basophile. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.