basophil vs white cell

basophil and white cell both are nouns.

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

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

basophil: a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains
white 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 cell, white blood corpuscle, white corpuscle.

basophil (noun)	white 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