Plasma or plasm may refer to:
Science
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Plasma (physics)
Plasma () is a state of matter characterized by the presence of a significant portion of charged particles in any combination of ions or electrons. It is the most abundant form of ordinary matter in the universe, mostly in stars (including the ...
, one of the four fundamental states of matter
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Plasma (mineral), a green translucent silica mineral
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Quark–gluon plasma
Quark–gluon plasma (QGP or quark soup) is an interacting localized assembly of quarks and gluons at Thermodynamic equilibrium#Local and global equilibrium, thermal (local kinetic) and (close to) chemical (abundance) equilibrium. The word ''plasm ...
, a state of matter in quantum chromodynamics
Biology
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Blood plasma, the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended
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Cytoplasm
The cytoplasm describes all the material within a eukaryotic or prokaryotic cell, enclosed by the cell membrane, including the organelles and excluding the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. The material inside the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell a ...
, a jelly-like substance that fills cells, suspends and protects organelles
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Germ plasm, a zone in the cytoplasm determining germ cells
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Germplasm
Germplasm refers to genetic resources such as seeds, tissues, and DNA sequences that are maintained for the purpose of animal and plant breeding, conservation efforts, agriculture, and other research uses. These resources may take the form of s ...
, a collection of genetic resources for an organism
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Milk plasma or whey, the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
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Nucleoplasm, a highly viscous liquid that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleoli
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Plasma cell, white blood cells that secrete large volumes of antibodies
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Protoplasm, the entire living substance inside the cell membrane or cell wall
Technology
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Plasma (game engine), a real-time 3D game engine from Cyan Worlds
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Plasma display
A plasma display panel is a type of flat-panel display that uses small cells containing Plasma (physics), plasma: Ionization, ionized gas that responds to electric fields. Plasma televisions were the first large (over diagonal) flat-panel displ ...
, a flat-panel electronic visual display technology, commonly used for televisions
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Plasma effect, a computer-based animated visual effect, used in graphics demonstrations
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KDE Plasma, graphical environments provided by KDE
Arts, entertainment and media
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Plasma (drag queen), an American drag performer
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''Plasma'' (Trey Anastasio album), a 2003 live album
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''Plasma'' (Perfume album), a 2022 studio album
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Plasma Records, a record label
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Team Plasma, a fictional villainous organization from ''Pokémon''
See also
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Plasma ball (disambiguation)
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Plasma cannon (disambiguation)
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Plasma gun (disambiguation) Plasma gun may refer to:
*Plasma weapon, a type of directed-energy weapon that fires a beam, bolt, or stream of plasma
*Plasma torch, a device for generating a directed flow of plasma
*Plasma railgun, a linear accelerator which uses two long parall ...
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