plasmas Definition

plasma
noun plasmas

1. physiol.
The colourless liquid component of blood or lymph, in which the blood cells are suspended.
2. physics.
A gas that has been heated to a very high temperature so that most of its atoms or molecules are broken down into free electrons and positive ions.
3. geol.
A bright green chalcedony.

Etymology: 18c: Latin, from Greek, meaning ‘something moulded'.