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plasma

plas.ma \'plaz-m*\ \plaz-'mat-ik\ n [G, fr. LL, something molded, fr. Gk, 
   fr. plassein to mold - more at  [NL, fr. LL]MPLASTER 1: a green faintly 
   translucent quartz  2a: the fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk as 
   distinguished from suspended  material 2b: the juice that can be expressed 
   from muscle  3: PROTOPLASM  4: an ionized gas containing about equal 
   numbers of positive ions and elect rons - plas.mat.ic aj