[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   3. unorganized material; elementary matter.
      1913 webster

   4. med. a mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a
      substitute for ointments. --u. s. disp.
      1913 webster

   5. same as blood plasma.
      pjc

   6. physics a state of matter in which charged particles
      such as electrons and atomi nuclei have sufficiently high
      energy to move freely, rather than be bound in atoms as in
      ordinary matter; it has some of the properties of a gas,
      but is a conductor of electricity.

   note: in a typical plasma, the number of positive and
         negative particles are approximately equal. plasmas are
         found naturally in the atmosphere of stars, and can be
         created in special laboratory apparatus.
         pjc

   blood plasma physiol., the colorless fluid of the blood,
      in which the red and white blood corpuscles are suspended.
      it may be obtained by centrifuation of blood to remove the
      blood cells. it is distinguished from serum in that
      plasma still has the fibrin of blood, and may be clotted,
      while in serum the fibrin has been removed.

   muscle plasma physiol., the fundamental part of muscle
      fibers, a thick, viscid, albuminous fluid contained within
      the sarcolemma, which on the death of the muscle
      coagulates to a semisolid mass.
      1913 webster +pjc plasmatic
see also:
plasm blood plasma blood plasma serum muscle plasma 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

plasma
     n 1: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no
          cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and
          platelets are suspended syn: plasm
     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"
see also:
plasm 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

plasma
     
        planner-like system modelled on actors.  carl hewitt, 1975.
        the first actor language.  originally called planner-73, and
        implemented in maclisp.  lisp-like syntax, but with several
        kinds of parentheses and brackets.
     
        "a plasma primer", b. smith et al, ai lab working paper 92,
        mit oct 1975.
     
        "viewing control structures as patterns of passing messages",
        c. hewitt, ai lab memo 410, mit 1976.
     
     
see also:
carl hewitt actor 

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Blood Plasma >> B Words
Blood Plasma, definition of term: Blood Plasma
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