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plasma
noun
- a green, somewhat translucent variety of chalcedony
- the fluid part of blood, lymph, milk, or intramuscular liquid; esp., the fluid part of blood, as distinguished from the corpuscles, used for transfusions
- protoplasm
- any highly ionized gas, as that in a glowing fluorescent lamp
- a unique form of matter, as in a star, consisting of highly energized, freely moving ions and electrons
- 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
Related Forms:
- plasmatic adjective
See plasma in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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