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1. plasma
noun. ['ˈplæzmə'] 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.
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- plasma (English)
- πλάσμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- πλάσσω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
2. plasma
noun. ['ˈplæzmə'] (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.
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- plasma (English)
- πλάσμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- πλάσσω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))