Plasma

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Plasma or plasm may refer to plasma (physics), an ionized gas. It may also refer to:

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
• Protoplasm, the entire living substance inside the cell membrane or cell wall

Computing

• KDE Plasma Workspaces, an umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE
• Plasma effect, a computer-based animated visual effect, used in graphics demonstrations

Media and entertainment

• Plasma (album), a 2003 live album by Trey Anastasio
• Plasma (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
• Plasma Records, a global record label
• Team Plasma, a fictional villainous organization from Pokémon Black and White

Mineralogy

• Plasma (mineral), bright green chalcedony, sometimes found with small spots of jasper resembling blood drops

Physics

• Plasma (physics), an ionized state of matter similar to a gas. Common applications include the following:
  • Plasma antenna, a type of radio antenna that uses plasma instead of the metal elements of a traditional antenna
  • Plasma display, a flat-panel electronic visual display technology, commonly used for televisions
  • Plasma globe, a novelty item that was most popular in the 1980s
  • Plasma lamp, a type of electrode-less lamp energized by radio frequency power
  • Plasma weapon, any theoretical firearm designed to use plasma (high-energy ionized gas)
    • Plasma weapon (fiction), plasma firearms in fiction, common in science fiction and comics
  • Plasma arc welding, joining of metals by coalescence using plasma arc as a heat source with or without filler metal
  • Plasma cutting, cutting of metals using a plasma arc

See also

• Plasma cannon (disambiguation)
• Articles beginning with the word "plasma"