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# plasma

noun (plasma — uncountable)

«plasma» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) The pale yellow liquid part of blood that carries blood cells, food and waste around the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#m1)
2. (science) A fourth state of matter: a very hot gas in which particles have an electric charge, as in the Sun, lightning and neon signs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#m2)
3. A kind of flat-screen television (a plasma TV or «a plasma»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about blood, plasma is about 55% of blood; people can donate plasma. In physics, after solid, liquid and gas, plasma is called the fourth state of matter; stars are made mostly of plasma. Phrases: «blood plasma», «plasma TV», «plasma ball», «states of matter».

### Examples

- Plasma is the liquid part of blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#x1)
- Red cells float in the plasma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#x2)
- The Sun is a giant ball of plasma. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#x3)
- Lightning makes plasma for a split second. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#x4)
- Touch the plasma ball and the purple sparks follow your finger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#x5)
- Grandma still has an old plasma TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#x6)
- Some people donate plasma to help patients. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable in the science senses. Pronounced PLAZ-ma. Trap: in science «plasma» (state of matter) has nothing to do with blood plasma — same word, different meanings. Do not confuse with «plaster».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «plasma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plasma/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«plasma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plasma.html) on Mova free.