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plasma Definition

plasma (plaz)

noun

  1. a green, somewhat translucent variety of chalcedony
  2. the fluid part of blood, lymph, milk, or intramuscular liquid; esp., the fluid part of blood, as distinguished from the corpuscles, used for transfusions
  3. protoplasm
    1. any highly ionized gas, as that in a glowing fluorescent lamp
    2. a unique form of matter, as in a star, consisting of highly energized, freely moving ions and electrons
  4. a flat-screen, high-definition video display consisting of a grid of tiny, gas-filled fluorescent cells that emit colors of varying intensities as the gas is ionized by an electrical signal

Etymology: Ger < Gr, something molded < plassein, to form: see plastic

plasma Related Forms
plas·matic (-matik) adjective
plasma Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • magnetize: However, slower waves are allowed in a magnetized plasma.
  • derive: Production of plasma derived Pig VIII has now ceased.

Adjective modifier

  • coronal: However, these time scales are all much smaller than typical time scales for collisions, when considering the low densities in coronal plasmas.
  • frozen: Support and respond to ministerial guidance on the future of fresh frozen plasma.
  • relativistic: Keston, D.A. and Laing, E.W. and Diver, D.A. ( 2003 ) Bernstein modes in a weakly relativistic electron-positron plasma.
  • maternal: RhD typing results obtained by real time PCR on maternal plasma are generally available within 5 working days of sample receipt.
  • fresh: Support and respond to ministerial guidance on the future of fresh frozen plasma.
  • thermal: Series of EPIC MOS model spectra of a Mekal thermal plasma with a temperature of 0.1 keV.

Modifies a noun

  • membrane: In the T-cell, the virus buds out of the external plasma membrane of the cell.
  • concentration: With the syrup, mean peak plasma concentrations are attained within 2 hours.
  • glucose: Any increase in plasma glucose consequently increases glucose availability within the cells.
  • screen: The footage can be seen by all visitors on the plasma screen in the entrance to the school.
  • cortisol: Measurements of plasma cortisol during the OGTT reinforce the previously observed relationships of activation of the HPA axis in the metabolic syndrome.
  • half-life: The plasma elimination half-life ranges from 1 to 2 hours following single or multiple doses in healthy subjects.

Noun used with modifier

  • quark-gluon: And, under certain circumstances, the quark-gluon plasma ( the state of matter in the universe before it cooled ) might be recreated.
  • steady-state: Steady-state plasma concentrations show no evidence of fluvastatin accumulation following administration of 40 mg daily.
  • tokamak: In particular, the work will employ spectral diagnostics developed for solar physics research to understand what is going on in the tokamak plasmas.
  • argon: Role of argon plasma coagulation in the treatment of portal hypertensive gastropathy.
  • widescreen: All executive apartments have widescreen TV's and DVD players, and some are fitted with widescreen plasma TV's.
  • fusion: This extremely hot fusion plasma must be contained by magnetic fields, rather than material walls.

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