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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
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a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
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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
“particles in space exist in the form of a plasma”
Usage examples
- Low birth-weight, preterm infants are susceptible to "Mycoplasma" infections.
- Meanwhile, a dangerous plasma fire erupts unnoticed on "Enterprise"s hull.
- This state of matter is called a plasma.
- Artsimovich worked on the field of nuclear fusion and plasma physics.
- This family consists of the genera "Mycoplasma" and "Ureaplasma".
- It has a cut-off at the plasma frequency.
- Examples of such magnetofluids include plasmas, liquid metals, salt water and electrolytes.
- Plasma and interstitial fluid are very similar.
- The energy from the particles can lead to plasma wave excitation.
- Fusion plasmas are typically generated from ionization of a neutral gas.