polychromatophilic

polychromatophilic
/pol'ee kroh'meuh teuh fil"ik/, adj. Cell Biol.
having an affinity for more than one kind of stain, esp. for acid, neutral, and basic stains, as polychromatophilic erythroblasts characteristic of pernicious anemia.
[1895-1900; POLYCHROMAT(IC) + -O- + -PHILIC]

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