plasma
English
/ˈplæzmə/
noun
Definitions
- (physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons
- (hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin
- (hematology) blood Blood plasma, free of suspended cells, used in transfusions
- (mineralogy) A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
- (medicine) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
- (computer graphics) A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (something formed, formation).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πλάσμα
Gloss
something formed, formation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiplasma English
- antiplasmin English
- bioplasma English
- dynamics English
- exoplasmic English
- extraplasmic English
- haemoplasma English
- hemoplasma English
- homoplasmon English
- hydroplasmic English
- intraplasmid English
- lemma English
- lymphoplasma English
- magnetoplasma English
- magnetoplasmon English
- megaplasmid English
- microplasma English
- microplasmin English
- miniplasmid English
- miniplasmin English
- multiplasmid English
- nanoplasma English
- ovoplasma English
- periplasmic English
- physics English
- phytoplasma English
- plasmablast English
- plasmablastic English
- plasmacyte English
- plasmacytic English
- plasmacytogenesis English
- plasmacytoid English
- plasmacytoma English
- plasmacytosis English
- plasmadynamics English
- plasmalemma English
- plasmalemmal English
- plasmalike English
- plasmapause English
- plasmaphysics English
- plasmasonic English
- plasmasphere English
- plasmaspheric English
- plasmatron English
- plasmic English
- plasmid English
- plasmidic English
- plasmidless English
- plasmidome English
- plasmin English
- plasminemia English
- plasminergic English
- plasminogen English
- plasminogenesis English
- plasmodesma English
- plasmogamic English
- plasmogamy English
- plasmogen English
- plasmogenous English
- plasmoid English
- plasmon English
- plasmonic English
- plasmonics English
- retroplasmid English
- sonic English
- subplasma English
- synaptoplasmic English
- plasma Latin
- Blutplasma German
- Plasma German
- Plasmabegrenzung German
- Plasmabrenner German
- Plasmaphysik German
- Plasmaspiegel German
- Zellplasma German
- plazma Hungarian
- plazmalámpa Hungarian
- vérplazma Hungarian
- plasma French
- plasmatique French
- plasmique French
- zooplasma French
- плазма Russian
- πλάσμα Ancient Greek
- πλάσσω Ancient Greek
- plasma Norwegian Bokmål
- プラズマ Japanese
- plasma Norwegian Nynorsk
- प्लाव Sanskrit
- neoplasma Irish
- प्लाविका Hindi
- πλάσμα Greek (modern)
- প্লাজমা Bengali
- lemma
- sonic
- plasmin
- plasmid
- plasmon
- plasmic
- physics
- plasmoid
- dynamics
- subplasma
- bioplasma
- plasmonic
- plasmidic
- ovoplasma
- plasmogen
- plasmatron
- antiplasma
- plasmacyte
- plasmogamy
- nanoplasma
- plasmidome
- plasmonics
- hemoplasma
- plasmalike
- exoplasmic
- megaplasmid
- plasminemia
- plasmidless
- plasmacytic
- plasmablast
- antiplasmin
- plasmasonic
- plasmapause
- phytoplasma
- haemoplasma
- homoplasmon
- microplasma
- periplasmic
- plasmodesma
- plasmogamic
- miniplasmin
- miniplasmid
- plasminogen
- plasmalemma
- plasmogenous
- multiplasmid
- intraplasmid
- retroplasmid
- plasmacytoid
- plasminergic
- hydroplasmic
- microplasmin
- plasmasphere
- plasmacytoma
- extraplasmic
- lymphoplasma
- plasmalemmal
- plasmacytosis
- plasmablastic
- plasmaspheric
- plasmaphysics
- magnetoplasma
- plasmadynamics
- magnetoplasmon
- synaptoplasmic
- plasminogenesis
- plasmacytogenesis