plasma

Noun

Meaning

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.

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

Unorganized material; elementary matter.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blood plasma plasm ruby sapphire diamond agate onyx claret blood cytoplasm cherry brawn heliotrope cornelian meat
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Antonyms

fault deficiency defect exhaustion inadequacy imperfection
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Hypernyms

state ECF chalcedony calcedony state of matter extracellular fluid

Hyponyms

interplanetary gas

Phrases with the word

plasma lymphoblast b lymphoblast plasma lymphocyte plasma proteins b lymphocyte plasma lymphocyte precursor plasma cell myeloma plasma treated

Anagrams

lampas Malpas palmas

Examples

I have never thought that you could obtain the extremely clumpy, heterogeneous universe we have today, strongly affected by plasma processes, from the smooth, homogeneous one of the Big Bang, dominated by gravitation. Hannes Alfvén

Thus I was able to make pioneering measurements of the height and physical scale of plasma clouds in the ionosphere and also to estimate wind speeds in this region. Antony Hewish

Concentrated serum albumin fractionated from blood plasma was effective in battlefield treatment of shock. Paul D. Boyer

I love ocean life. I'm fascinated that so much of it remains unexplored by human beings. Diluted seawater consisted of nearly the same concentration of elements and minerals as blood plasma. They've got the same amount of sodium, too. Nnedi Okorafor

First of all, never buy a man a plasma TV until you're married. A lot of men once they have a plasma TV they don't need a girlfriend. Greg Behrendt

particles in space exist in the form of a plasma Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Plasil Plaskett plasm plasma acceleration plasma accelerator plasma assisted