plasmas

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 suspendedSynonyms: blood plasma, plasm, plasma

2. a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstoneSynonyms: plasma

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 electronsExamples: "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"Synonyms: plasma