LEUKOCYTE

leukocyte, leucocyte, white blood cell, white cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle, WBC

(noun) blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body’s defense system

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

leukocyte (plural leukocytes)

(hematology, cytology, immunology) A white blood cell.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.

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