Plasma (Noun)
Meaning 1
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- More than half of blood is plasma, which is mostly water and carries the cells of the blood throughout the body.
- A key challenge in transfusion medicine is preserving the functionality of blood cells suspended in plasma.
- Plasma is the liquid portion of the blood that is obtained from centrifugation of the blood from donors.
- The composition of plasma is approximately 92 percent water, with six percent protein, one percent nutrient molecules, and one percent waste products.
- When blood cells break down, they release their contents into the surrounding plasma, which can then perform osmotic balances using inanimate controls only slightly without extra aids intervening without sustaining subsequent irreversible disorder subsequent operations prevent undesirable entangement caused stress control additional disturbance maintaining ordinary conenently no implotivity basically while regular tissue healthy perfuration still continues properly inside the cell's body system functioning,
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Meaning 2
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The ionized gas in the fusion reactor existed as a plasma, with free electrons and positively charged nuclei moving freely.
- The scientists studied the plasma in the stars, trying to understand the dynamics of this fourth state of matter.
- At extremely high temperatures, the gas in the laboratory became a plasma, with all the atoms ionized and free electrons flowing through the space.
- The particles in space, including those in the solar wind, exist in the form of a plasma, a highly electrified and ionized state of matter.
- The plasma in the fusion reactor was so hot that it was able to sustain the nuclear reactions that released a vast amount of energy.
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Meaning 3
A green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The antique jewelry box contained a beautifully crafted plasma pendant surrounded by intricate gold filigree.
- Plasma has been used for centuries in ornaments and decorative objects, prized for its vibrant green color.
- In some parts of the world, plasma is considered a symbol of good luck and prosperity, often given as a gift to newborn babies.
- The gemstone cutter carefully polished the plasma, bringing out its unique translucent glow.
- In contrast to other types of chalcedony, plasma has a slightly waxy appearance due to its high concentration of quartz fibers.