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Webster 1913 Edition


Plasma

Plas′ma

,
Noun.
[See
Plasm
.]
1.
(Min.)
A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments.
2.
(Biol.)
The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm.
3.
Unorganized material; elementary matter.
4.
(Med.)
A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
U. S. Disp.

Webster 1828 Edition


Plasma

PLAS'MA

,
Noun.
A silicious mineral of a color between grass green and leek green, occurring in angular pieces in beds, associated with common chalcedony, and among the ruins of Rome.

Definition 2024


plasmă

plasmă

See also: plasma, Plasma, and plasmá

Romanian

Noun

plasmă f

  1. plasma (high energy state of matter)

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