Plasma PLAS'MA, n. A silicious mineral of a color between grass green and leek green, occurring in angular pieces in beds, associated with common chalcedony, and among the ruins of Rome.

plasma n 1: 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 [syn: plasma, plasm, blood plasma] 2: a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone 3: (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"

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plasma 1620, "form, shape," from L.L. plasma, from Gk. plasma "something molded or created," from plassein "to mold." Sense of "liquid part of blood" is from 1845; that of "ionized gas" is 1928.

plasma noun Etymology: German, from Late Latin, something molded, from Greek, from plassein to mold — more at plaster Date: 1772 1. a green faintly translucent quartz 2. [New Latin, from Late Latin] a. the fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk as distinguished from suspended material; especially blood plasma b. the juice that can be expressed from muscle 3. protoplasm 4. a collection of charged particles (as in the atmospheres of stars or in a metal) containing about equal numbers of positive ions and electrons and exhibiting some properties of a gas but differing from a gas in being a good conductor of electricity and in being affected by a magnetic field 5. a display (as a television screen) consisting of discrete cells of plasma sandwiched between two layers of glass and electrodes such that each cell emits light when it receives an electric current • plasmatic adjective

plasma
n. (also plasm)
1 the colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat-globules are suspended.
2 = PROTOPLASM.
3 a gas of positive ions and free electrons with an approximately equal positive and negative charge.
4 a green variety of quartz used in mosaic and for other decorative purposes.
Derivatives:
plasmatic adj. plasmic adj.
Etymology: LL, = mould f. Gk plasma -atos f. plasso to shape

plasma Plasma is the clear liquid part of blood which contains the blood cells. N-UNCOUNT

plasma ˈplæzmə n. (also plasm) 1 the colourless fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk, in which corpuscles or fat-globules are suspended. 2 = PROTOPLASM. 3 a gas of positive ions and free electrons with an approximately equal positive and negative charge. 4 a green variety of quartz used in mosaic and for other decorative purposes. øøplasmatic adj. plasmic adj. [LL, = mould f. Gk plasma -atos f. plasso to shape]

Plasma \Plas"ma\, n. [See Plasm.] 1. (Min.) 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. 2. (Biol.) The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm. 3. Unorganized material; elementary matter. 4. (Med.) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments. --U. S. Disp.

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "plasma": Rh factor, Rh-negative, Rh-positive, Rh-type, Rhesus factor, antibody, antigen, arterial blood, blood, blood bank, blood cell, blood count, blood donor, blood donor center, blood group, blood grouping, blood picture, blood platelet, blood pressure, blood serum, blood substitute, bloodmobile, bloodstream, circulation, clinical dextran, dextran, erythrocyte, globulin, gore, grume, hematics, hematologist, hematology, hematoscope, hematoscopy, hemocyte, hemoglobin, hemometer, humor, ichor, isoantibody, leukocyte, lifeblood, neutrophil, opsonin, phagocyte, plasma substitute, red corpuscle, serum, type O, venous blood, white corpuscle

plasma Really Slick ScreenSavers(1) Really Slick ScreenSavers(1) NAME plasma - oozing plasma. SYNOPSIS plasma [--root/-r] [--maxfps/-x number] [--nice/-n] [--zoom/-z number] [--focus/-f number] [--speed/-s number] [--resolution/-R number] DESCRIPTION From Terry Walsh (http://reallyslick.demonews.com): "Probably the sec- ond most psychedelic screen saver in existence. Just try to picture all those colors moving around." Ported to Linux by Tugrul Galatali. OPTIONS --root Draw on the root window. --maxfps number Set maximum frame rate. --nice Idle between frames using select(), or, if --maxfps is speci- fied, idle in the fps limiting delay loop. --zoom number Magnification. 1 - 100. Default: 10 --focus number Focus. 1 - 100. Default: 30 --speed number Speed. 1 - 100. Default: 20 --resolution number Resolution. 1 - 100. Default: 25 ENVIRONMENT DISPLAY to get the default host and display number. SEE ALSO X(1), COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2002 by Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali. Plasma is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation. Plasma is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. AUTHOR Terry Walsh and Tugrul Galatali X Version 11 Really Slick ScreenSavers(1)

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