plasma
plasma Lexical Profile
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• noun
The clear, yellowish, protein-rich liquid component of blood and lymph in which blood cells and platelets are suspended.
"The patient received a transfusion of blood plasma to help restore normal clotting function."
An ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge, often considered a fourth state of matter found in stars and fusion reactors.
"Solar flares eject massive clouds of superheated plasma into space."
A dark green, translucent variety of chalcedony or quartz formerly used for ornamental carvings and engraved gems.
"The museum displayed several ancient Roman intaglios carved from green plasma."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin plasma ('something molded or formed'), from Ancient Greek plásma, derived from plássein ('to mold or shape'). The medical sense of blood fluid was introduced in the 19th century, while the physics sense of ionized gas was coined by Irving Langmuir in 1928.