# plasma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplæzmə/ · frequency rank #7,724

## Definitions
1. A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
2. A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.
3. A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
4. A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
5. Protoplasm.
6. A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.

## Etymology
From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).

## Easily confused with
- **plaza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plasma-vs-plaza)
- **playa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plasma-vs-playa)
- **plasmid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plasma-vs-plasmid)
- **pasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasta-vs-plasma)
- **pasha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasha-vs-plasma)
- **parma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parma-vs-plasma)
- **palma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palma-vs-plasma)
- **padma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padma-vs-plasma)
- **pharma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pharma-vs-plasma)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lpasma`, `palsma`, `plamsa`, `plasam`, `plasmma`, `plassma`, `pllasma`, `plsama`, `pplasma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plasma