Plasma

Plasma or plasm may refer to:

Science

  • Plasma (physics), one of the four fundamental states of matter
  • Plasma (mineral) or heliotrope, a mineral aggregate

Biology

  • Blood plasma, the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended
  • Cytoplasm, a jelly-like substance that fills cells, suspends and protects organelles
  • Germ plasm, a zone in the cytoplasm determining germ cells
  • Germplasm, describes a collection of genetic resources for an organism
  • Milk plasma or whey, the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
  • Nucleoplasm, a highly viscous liquid that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleoli
  • Plasma cell, white blood cells that secrete large volumes of antibodies
  • Protoplasm, the entire living substance inside the cell membrane or cell wall

Technology

  • Plasma (engine), a real-time 3D game engine from Cyan Worlds
  • Plasma display, a flat-panel electronic visual display technology, commonly used for televisions
  • Plasma effect, a computer-based animated visual effect, used in graphics demonstrations
  • KDE Plasma Workspaces, an umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE

Arts, entertainment and media

See also

  • Quark–gluon plasma, a state of matter in quantum chromodynamics
  • Plasma cannon (disambiguation)
  • Plasma gun (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Plasma
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