or chiefly Brit  leu*co*cyte  n 1  :  WHITE BLOOD CELL  2  :  a cell (as a macrophage) of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  lax·i·ty  lux·ate 
 
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