plasma meaning

plasma as a noun

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

   Synonyms: plasm, blood plasma

   Type of: extracellular fluid

2. a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

   Type of: chalcedony

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

   Type of: state of matter

   Kinds: interplanetary gas

plasma in a sentence

• Blood plasma is remarkably similar to sea water.
• The five states of matter are solid, liquid, gas, plasma, and cat.
• Plasma TVs used to be very expensive, but now they're much cheaper.
• Plasma is the fourth state of matter.
• Stars are gigantic balls of plasma.

How to pronounce plasma

plasma is pronounced /ˈplæzmə/ in British English and /ˈplæzmə/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with plasma

• asthma