Plural of plasma

Forms of plasma

Plasmas and plasmata in a sentence

• The problem of physical measurements on plasmas has required that many new instruments and techniques be developed.1959, Annual Review of Nuclear Science, Palo Alto, Calif. Annual Reviews, pages 368-369. From the entry ultravacuum
• In space plasmas, spacecraft usually encounter mesosonic flows, i.e. flows which are supersonic with respect to the ion thermal speed, but subsonic with respect to the electron thermal speed.2007, Anders I. Eriksson et al., “Spacecraft wakes in the solar wind”, in Proceedings of the 10th Spacecraft Charging Technology…. From the entry mesosonic
• The influence of genetic and physiologic factors on plasma protein composition are obvious for amphibian and reptilian plasmata, and is particularly striking for teleostian plasmata.1959, Acta Chemica Scandinavica, volume 13, page 1100. From the entry plasmata

Meaning of plasma

1. noun A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
2. noun A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.
3. noun A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.

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Questions about the plural of plasma

What is the plural of plasma?

The plural of plasma is plasmas or plasmata.

Which is correct, plasmas or plasmata?

Both are used. plasmas is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is plasma countable?

Plasma is a countable and uncountable noun.