amphophilic

amphophilic

 [am″fo-fil´ik] staining with either acid or basic dyes.

am·pho·phil

, amphophile (am'fō-fil, -fīl), 1. Having an affinity for both acid and basic dyes. Synonym(s): amphophilic, amphophilous2. A cell that stains readily with either acid or basic dyes. Synonym(s): amphochromatophil, amphochromatophile, amphocyte Synonym(s): amphochromophil, amphochromophile [ampho- + G. philos, fond]

am·pho·phil

, amphophile (am'fŏ-fil, -fīl) 1. Having an affinity for both acid and basic dyes.
Synonym(s): amphophilic, amphophilous. 2. A cell that stains readily with either acidic or basic dyes.
Synonym(s): amphocyte. [ampho- + G. philos, fond]