polychromatophilic


poly·chro·mato·phil·ic

adj \-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

First Known Use of POLYCHROMATOPHILIC

1897

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