plasma

/plˈæzmə/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

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

Synonyms for plasma

• plasm
• blood plasma

Words that rhyme with plasma

• miasma
• asthma