plasma

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noun the yellow watery liquid in which the blood or lymphatic cells float
noun a form of ionised atomic material that is common where large amounts of energy are available, as in the atmospheres of stars or in Earth’s outer atmosphere

Ionised atomic material, common in astronomical contexts where large amounts of energy are available – stars and their atmospheres, the Earth’s outer atmosphere, the tails of comets when in the inner solar system, the magnetosphere of Jupiter, and others

A state of matter consisting of a gas that has been completely ionized, and which contains equal numbers of positive and negative particles, such as positive ions and free electrons. A plasma is electrically conductive, and susceptible to magnetic fields. Such a state of matter may be observed, for instance, in stars, interstellar gases, thermonuclear reactions, and in gas-discharge tubes. A gas which has been sufficiently ionized so as to become conductive and susceptible to magnetic fields is usually considered a plasma as well. The other physical states in which matter is known to exist are solid (1), liquid, gas, and Bose-Einstein condensates.

noun a screen that displays pictures through a live camera to the rest of the studio

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