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Definition of Plasma
1. Noun. The colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended.
Generic synonyms: Ecf, Extracellular Fluid
Terms within: Plasma Protein, Gamma Globulin, Human Gamma Globulin
2. Noun. A green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone.
3. Noun. (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons. "Particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"
Specialized synonyms: Interplanetary Gas
Generic synonyms: State, State Of Matter
Definition of Plasma
1. n. A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments.
Definition of Plasma
1. Noun. (physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas ¹
2. Noun. (hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin ¹
3. Noun. (hematology) Blood plasma, free of suspended cells, used in transfusions ¹
4. Noun. (minerology) A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments. ¹
5. Noun. (medicine dated) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments. ¹
6. Noun. (computer graphics demoscene) A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plasma
1. the liquid part of blood [n -S] : PLASMIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Plasma
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Plasma
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