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plasma
noun(plas-ma)
a green faintly translucent quartz
plasma
noun(plas-ma)
the fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk as distinguished from suspended material; especially : blood plasma
plasma
noun(plas-ma)
the juice that can be expressed from muscle
plasma
noun(plas-ma)
a lymphocyte that is a mature antibody-secreting B cell
plasma
noun(plas-ma)
a stream of very hot ionized plasma; also : a device for producing such a stream
plasma
noun(plas-ma)
a semipermeable limiting layer of cell protoplasm consisting of a fluid phospholipid bilayer with intercalated proteins —called also cell membrane
plasma
noun(plas-ma)
a device that heats a gas by electrical means to form a plasma for high-temperature operations (such as melting metal)
plasma
noun(plas-ma)
the pale yellow fluid of whole blood that consists of water and its dissolved constituents including especially proteins (such as albumin, fibrinogen, and globulins)

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