1. (noun) plasma, plasm, blood plasma
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
Synonyms: plasm, blood plasma, plasma, germ plasm
2. (noun) plasma
a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
Synonyms: plasm, blood plasma
3. (noun) plasma
(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
Synonyms: plasm, blood plasma
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