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plasma
CIDE DICTIONARY
plasma, n. [See Plasm.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm. [1913 Webster]
- Unorganized material; elementary matter. [1913 Webster]
- A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments. U. S. Disp. [1913 Webster]
- same as
blood plasma . [PJC] - a state of matter in which charged particles such as electrons and atomi nuclei have sufficiently high energy to move freely, rather than be bound in atoms as in ordinary matter; it has some of the properties of a gas, but is a conductor of electricity."In a typical plasma, the number of positive and negative particles are approximately equal. Plasmas are found naturally in the atmosphere of stars, and can be created in special laboratory apparatus." [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
plasma, n. (also plasm)
1 the colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat-globules are suspended.
2 = PROTOPLASM.
3 a gas of positive ions and free electrons with an approximately equal positive and negative charge.
4 a green variety of quartz used in mosaic and for other decorative purposes.
1 the colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat-globules are suspended.
2 = PROTOPLASM.
3 a gas of positive ions and free electrons with an approximately equal positive and negative charge.
4 a green variety of quartz used in mosaic and for other decorative purposes.
Derivative
plasmatic adj. plasmic adj.
Etymology
LL, = mould f. Gk plasma -atos f. plasso to shape
THESAURUS
plasma
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