PLASM Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word plasm. (close relations)
Definition of PLASM
plasma
Best Alternative Words for PLASM
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cytoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism | ||||||||
ectoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance • the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm | ||||||||
endoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | ||||||||
nucleoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | ||||||||
protoplasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) | ||||||||
plasma | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • 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 | ||||||||
blood plasma | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
germ plasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes |