Plasma : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Plasma	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Plasma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plasma n 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 Synonym(s): plasma, plasm, blood plasma a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone (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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plasma \Plas"ma\, n. [See {Plasm}.] 1. (Min.) A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments. 2. (Biol.) The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm. 3. Unorganized material; elementary matter. 4. (Med.) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments. --U. S. Disp.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PLASMA PLAnner-like System Modelled on Actors. {Carl Hewitt}, 1975. The first {actor} language. Originally called Planner-73, and implemented in MacLisp. Lisp-like syntax, but with several kinds of parentheses and brackets. ["A PLASMA Primer", B. Smith et al, AI Lab Working Paper 92, MIT Oct 1975]. ["Viewing Control Structures as Patterns of Passing Messages", C. Hewitt, AI Lab Memo 410, MIT 1976].