PLASMA

n. fluid part of blood and lymph; ionized material, matter in the fourth state (beyond gas)

Plasma may refer to:Blood plasma, the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended Plasma (physics), an ionized gas where the electrons in the atom are separate from the nucleus, usually considered to be the fourth distinct state of matter. A common application is the Plasma display, a flat-panel electronic visual display technology.Milk plasma or whey, the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strainedPlasma (KDE), a reimplementation and redesign of the KDE free desktop environment for LinuxPlasma (mineral), bright green chalcedony, sometimes found with small spots of jasper resembling blood dropsPlasma effect, a computer-based animated visual effect, used in graphics demonstrationsPlasma (album), the 2003 live album by Trey Anastasio
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Plasma /plas·ma/ 1. blood plasma ; the fluid portion of the blood in which the particulate components are suspended. 2. [more]Plasma - Community and Resources

Noun
1. colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
(synonym) plasm
(hypernym) extracellular fluid, ECF
(hyponym) blood plasma
(substance-meronym) plasma protein
2. a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
(hypernym) chalcedony, calcedony
3. (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"
(hypernym) state of matter, state
(hyponym) interplanetary gas
(classification) physical chemistry

n. plasma, fluid part of blood and lymph; ionized material, matter in the fourth state (beyond gas)