Neutrophil \Neu"tro*phil\, Neutrophile \Neu"tro*phile\, n. [L.
neuter + Gr. ? loving.] (Physiol.)
One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with
neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the
circulating blood, comprising from 54% to 65% of the total
number of leukocytes. -- {Neu"tro*phil"ic}, a.,
{Neu*troph"i*lous}, a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]