Plasma

['plæzmə]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

(noun.) (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; 'particles in space exist in the form of a plasma'.

(noun.) a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone.

Inputed by Abner--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm.

(n.) Unorganized material; elementary matter.

(n.) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.

Edited by Astor

Definition

n. a green variety of translucent quartz or silica.—adj. Plas′mic.

Edited by Ben