Synonyms for plasma
plas·ma

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1. plasma, plasm, blood plasmanoun

   the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended

   Synonyms:
   plasm, blood plasma, germ plasm

2. plasmanoun

   a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

   Synonyms:
   plasm, blood plasma

3. plasmanoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   plasm, blood plasma

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1. • Chalcedony
   • Extracellular Fluid
   • Physical Chemistry
   • State Of Matter

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1. Alex Kowcz:

   The presence of sunscreens in plasma after maximal use does not necessarily lead to safety issues, it's important for consumers to know that for the purpose of this study, sunscreens were applied to 75 % of the body, four times per day for four days -- which is twice the amount that would be applied in what the scientific community considers real-world conditions.

2. Kelvin Throop:

   Ancient man believed there were four states of matter: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. Today, modern science has proven there are actually four states of matter: Solid, Gas, Liquid, and Plasma. Thank God for progress.” -Kelvin R. Throop III

3. Sharon Lewin:

   This trial clearly demonstrates that disulfiram is not toxic and is safe to use, and could quite possibly be the game changer we need, the dosage of disulfiram we used provided more of a tickle than a kick to the virus, but this could be enough. Even though the drug was only given for three days, we saw a clear increase in (the) virus in (the) plasma, which was very encouraging.

4. Hyon Choi:

   As a major natural antioxidant in the body, uric acid has been estimated to account for more than 50 percent of the antioxidant capacity of plasma, with these potentially neuro-protective properties, uric acid has been hypothesized to protect against oxidative stress, a prominent contributor to dopaminergic neuron degeneration in Parkinson's disease, which may also play an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease.

5. Marisol Touraine:

   The plasma supply chain will allow the freezing of blood donations, so that donors can be tested again, once the window has passed for HIV antibodies to appear.