basophil vs white blood cell

basophil and white blood cell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basophil	Yes	No	No	No
white blood cell	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, white blood cell is a hypernym of basophil; that is, white blood cell is a word with a broader meaning than basophil:

basophil: a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
white blood cell: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

Other hypernyms of basophil include leucocyte, leukocyte, WBC, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle.

basophil (noun)	white blood cell (noun)
a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains	blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system