plasma – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
plasma
n.
clear yellowish fluid part of blood and lymph (Hematology); fluid portion that remains when blood cells are removed from blood, cell-free sterilized blood plasma used in transfusions (Medicine); ionized material, matter in the fourth state (beyond gas); cytoplasm (Cell Biology); whey, watery part of milk that separates off when milk sours; watery part of mixture that is being made into cheese; faintly translucent chalcedony (Mineralogy); mixture of starch and glycerin used as a substitute for ointments (Medicine)
Plasma
Plasma or
plasm may refer to:
Biology
- Blood plasma, the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended
- Cytoplasm, a jelly-like substance that fills cells, suspends and protects organelles
- Germ plasm, a zone in the cytoplasm determining germ cells
- Germplasm, describes a collection of genetic resources for an organism
- Milk plasma or whey, the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
- Nucleoplasm, a highly viscous liquid that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleoli
- Protoplasm, the entire living substance inside the cell membrane or cell wall
plasma
Noun
1. colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
(synonym) plasm
(hypernym) extracellular fluid, ECF
(hyponym) blood plasma
(substance-meronym) plasma protein
2. a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
(hypernym) chalcedony, calcedony
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"
(hypernym) state of matter, state
(hyponym) interplanetary gas
(classification) physical chemistry
Plasma (das)
n.
plasma, fluid part of blood and lymph; ionized material, matter in the fourth state (beyond gas)
plasma
nm.
plasma, fluid part of blood and lymph; ionized material, matter in the fourth state (beyond gas)
