argyrophilic

ar·gyr·o·phil·ic

adj \ˌär-jə-(ˌ)rō-ˈfil-ik, -rə-\

Definition of ARGYROPHILIC

: having an affinity for silver—used of certain cells, structures, or tissues that selectively reduce silver salts to metallic silver <argyrophilic cytoplasmic inclusions>

Variants of ARGYROPHILIC

ar·gyr·o·phil·ic also ar·gyr·o·phil \ˈär-jə-(ˌ)rō-ˌfil, -rə-\ (audio pronunciation) or ar·gyr·o·phile \-ˌfīl\ (audio pronunciation)

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