Word.ws English Dictionary

plasmology

plasmology noun: minute or microscopic anatomy; histology.

Noun

plasmology (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Minute or microscopic anatomy; histology.
  2. The science of the creation, manipulation, and utilization of plasma.
    • Like Princeton, the MIT program provided a mechanism for cutting across the boundaries of more traditional disciplines and creating an education in a new specialty of 'plasmology.' Increasing numbers of plasma specialists began to emerge […]1982, Joan Lisa Bromberg, Fusion: Science, Politics, and the Invention of a New Energy Source, page 99

Questions about plasmology

What does plasmology mean?
Plasmology means minute or microscopic anatomy; histology.
What part of speech is plasmology?
Plasmology is a noun.

Words near plasmology in the dictionary

  1. plasmogony
  2. plasmoid
  3. plasmoids
  4. plasmolipin
  5. plasmologen
  6. plasmology
  7. plasmolysation
  8. plasmolyse
  9. plasmolysed
  10. plasmolyser
  11. plasmolysers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: plasmology (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “plasmology.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plasmology. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.