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  1. Plasma (physics) - Wikipedia

    Plasma is typically an electrically quasineutral medium of unbound positive and negative particles (i.e., the overall charge of a plasma is roughly zero). Although these particles are unbound, …

  2. Plasma | Physics, State of Matter, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 22, 2025 · Plasma, in physics, an electrically conducting medium in which there are roughly equal numbers of positively and negatively charged particles, produced when the atoms in a …

  3. PLASMA Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : a collection of charged particles (as in the atmospheres of stars or in a metal) containing about equal numbers of positive ions and electrons and exhibiting some properties of a gas but …

  4. Science Made Simple: What Is Plasma? - SciTechDaily

    May 22, 2024 · Plasma is one of the four fundamental states of matter, alongside gases, liquids, and solids. While most people don’t think about plasma in their daily lives the way they think …

  5. What Is Plasma? | MIT Plasma Science & Fusion Center

    Plasma is superheated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionized gas. It comprises over 99% of the visible universe. In the night sky, plasma glows in …

  6. Plasma Definition in Chemistry and Physics - ThoughtCo

    Jun 10, 2025 · Plasma is a state of matter made from charged particles, like ions and electrons. Plasma is found in both man-made objects like neon lights and natural phenomena like …

  7. What Is Plasma? Plasma Donation & Importance - Cleveland Clinic

    Mar 14, 2025 · Plasma might be mostly water, but it’s still one of the most essential substances in your body. It’s what gives your blood the ability to flow as a liquid, and it carries everything that …

  8. PLASMA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Plasma definition: the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.. See examples of PLASMA used in a sentence.

  9. PLASMA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Add to word list biology the liquid part of blood that carries the blood cells (Definition of plasma from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  10. What is a Plasma? – Wisconsin Plasma Experience – UW–Madison

    It is this super-heated mixture of electrons and ions that we call “plasma”. This state of matter is ionized as at least one electron has been stripped from the nucleus.