plasma
Definitions of plasma
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an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
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(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 electronssynonyms: celplasma, celvocht, protoplasma
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