English dictionary
plasma
/'pl/&/zm/@/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
Source: WordNet 3.0
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(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
ExamplesParticles in space exist in the form of a plasma.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913