plasma
noun
a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
(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”
Origin
From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).
Phrases
- bean-shaped plasma
- blood plasma
- burning nuclear plasma
- burning plasma
- convalescent plasma
- dusty plasma
- human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity
- laser-plasma accelerator
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