plasma

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
2. (countable, uncountable) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.
3. (countable, uncountable) A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
4. (countable, dated, uncountable) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
5. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Protoplasm.
6. (countable, uncountable) A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.

Verb

To transform something into plasma.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈplæzmə/

Etymology

From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).

Synonyms

blood plasma

serum

protobioplasm

bioplasm

plasm

protoplasm

syrup

whey

plasmogen

immunotoxin

thick liquid

ion plasma

antitoxin

plasma body

blood serum

bloodstone

jelly

pulp

slurry

Translations

Plasma

plasma

plasma

plasma

plasma

plazma

plasma

plazma

osocze

plasma

Blutplasma

بلازما

osocze krwi

plasma sanguíneo

plasma sanguigno