plasma
plasma
Definition
plasma (plaz′mə)
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
Etymology: Ger < Gr, something molded < plassein, to form: see plastic
plas·mat′ic (-mat′ik) 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.
Browse dictionary entries near plasma
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