Synonyms for plasma

Noun

1. plasma, pla extracellular fluid, ECF
usage: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
2. plasma, chalcedony, calcedony
usage: a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone
3. plasma, state of matter, state
usage: (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"
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