Definition of basophilic in English:
basophilic
adjectiveˌbeɪsə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪkˌbāsəˈfilik
Physiology (of a cell or its contents) readily stained with basic dyes.
Example sentencesExamples
- The cytoplasm remains basophilic and stains blue.
- Toluidine blue is a basophilic dye, implying that it stains acid compounds (such as DNA and RNA and acid mucopolysaccharides).
- The cytoplasm is granular and basophilic with Romanowsky stains.
- The matrix or ground substance of cartilage is strongly basophilic and stains metachromatically with toluidine blue and other similar basic dyes.
- Cytoplasm was abundant and intensely basophilic with Giemsa stain.