Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z plasmacytosis A condition in which there is an unusually large proportion of plasma cells in tissues, exudates, or blood plasmadynamic Relating to plasmadynamics. plasmadynamics The scientific study of the motion of plasma. plasmagene A gene located in granules of the cytoplasm of a cell plasmagenic Of, relating to, or designating a plasmagene. plasmakinetic Relating to (fast) moving plasma plasmal Relating to plasma plasmalemma The cell membrane. plasmalemmal Relating to the plasmalemma plasmaless Without using plasma. (for cleaning or etching) plasmalike Resembling or characteristic of plasma. plasmalogen Any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage) plasmalogenic Of or pertaining to the plasmalogens. plasmanate A commercial plasma protein fraction plasmanyl Any radical derived from a plasmanic acid plasmapause The sharp outer boundary of the plasmasphere. plasmapheresed Processed by plasmapheresis plasmapheresis A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate blood cells that are resuspended in a compatible solution and re-injected into the donor or patient. plasmaron A quasiparticle arising in a system that has strong plasmon-electron interactions. plasmaronic Of or relating to plasmarons. plasmasonic equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, ten times the speed of sound. plasmasphere The inner region of the magnetosphere, containing relatively cold, dense plasma, above the ionosphere plasmaspheric Of or pertaining to the plasmasphere plasmatic Of or pertaining to (blood) plasma. plasmatical plasmatic plasmation The act of forming or moulding. plasmatocyte A a type of hemocyte, involved primarily in phagocytosis of pathogens or debris. plasmatoparous Involving a form of germination in which the whole of the protoplasm of a gonidium issues as a rounded mass, which at once becomes coated with a membrane, and puts out a germ tube. plasmator One who forms or creates; creator. plasmatosome Synonym of plasome. plasmatron A hot-cathode tube with controlled anode current. plasmenyl Any radical derived from a plasmenic acid plasmepsin Any of a class of aspartic acid protease enzymes produced by the plasmodium parasite. plasmic Of or pertaining to plasma. plasmid A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer. plasmidal Synonym of plasmidial. plasmidial Relating to plasmids. plasmidic Relating to plasmids. plasmidless That lacks a plasmid plasmidome All the plasmids present in an organism plasmidomic Relating to a plasmidome plasmiductant A cell formed by plasmiduction plasmiduction The cytoduction of plasmids. plasmify To transform something into plasma. plasmin A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots. plasminemia The presence of plasmins in the blood plasminergic Activated by plasmin or plasminogen plasminogen The inactive precursor to plasmin; profibrinolysin plasminogenesis The generation of plasmin in blood plasminolysis The breakup of blood clots by plasmin plasminolytic Relating to, or produced by plasminolysis plasmise To turn (an object or material) into plasma (the state of matter). plasmochemistry chemistry within a plasma (state of matter) plasmocin A reagent used to remove mycoplasma plasmocyte A plasma cell. plasmocytic Relating to plasmocytes plasmode Synonym of plasmodium. plasmodesma A microscopic channel traversing the cell walls of plant cells and some algal cells, enabling transport and communication between them. plasmodesmal Relating to plasmodesmata plasmodesmatal plasmodesmal plasmodial Resembling or relating to a plasmodium. plasmodially In terms of, or by means of, a plasmodium. plasmodic Synonym of plasmodial (“resembling or relating to a plasmodium”). plasmodiid Any member of the Plasmodiidae. plasmodiocarp A fruiting body of certain myxomycetes plasmodiophore Any of a group of obligate endoparasitic protists of the subphylum Endomyxa in phylum Cercozoa, taxonomically united under the family Plasmodiophoridae. plasmodiophorid Any member of the Phytomyxea (but sometimes excluding Phagomyxa), a group of protists that are parasites of plants. plasmodiophorous Producing a plasmodium. plasmoditrophoblast The outer, syncytial layer of the trophoblast. plasmodium A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase. plasmogamic Relating to plasmogamy plasmogamy Stage of sexual reproduction joining the cytoplasm of two parent mycelia without the fusion of nuclei. plasmogen The important living portion of protoplasm, considered a chemical substance of the highest elaboration. plasmogenous That forms a plasma when in bulk. plasmogony The generation of an organism from plasma. plasmoid A region of plasma held relatively stable within a magnetic field plasmolipin A transmembrane plasma lipoprotein plasmology Minute or microscopic anatomy; histology. plasmolysation Synonym of plasmolysis. plasmolyse To cause or undergo plasmolysis. plasmolyser That which plasmolyses. plasmolysis the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss. plasmolyte Something which has been or is plasmolysed, as in the term for temporary or permanent water loss in the vacuole of a plant cell. plasmolytic Relating to plasmolysis plasmolytically By means of, or in terms of, plasmolysis. plasmolyzability Ability to undergo plasmolysis. plasmolyzable Capable of plasmolysis. plasmolyze To cause or to undergo plasmolysis. plasmolyzed Modified by plasmolysis plasmon The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium. plasmonic Of or pertaining to plasmons, the quasiparticles resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations. plasmonically In a plasmonic manner plasmonics A proposed analogy to electronics using plasmons plasmophagous feeding on plasma plasmophagy The condition of being plasmophagous. plasmopoiesis The formation of plasmocytes plasmoquine Synonym of chloroquine. plasmoredoxin A redox protein associated with malarial parasites plasmoschisis Fragmentation or division of the cytoplasm without nuclear division. plasmotomy A form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis. plasome A hypothetical unit of protoplasm; the smallest possible particle of protoplasm, further division of which would destroy its structure and necessitate chemical change. plasonium A form of small, relatively stable qubit plasposon A modular self-cloning minitransposon Plass A surname from German. Plasse A surname from French. plasson A mass of undifferentiated anucleate protoplasm supposed to be the simplest structure of living organisms plasteel A fictional durable substance. plasteline A kind of oil-based modeling clay. plaster A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes. plasterable Suitable for having plaster applied. plasterboard A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core. plastered Coated with plaster. plasterer A person whose occupation is to plaster walls. plasteriness The quality of being plastery. plastering The act or process of overlaying with plaster. plasterless Without plaster (the building material); unplastered. plasterlike Resembling or characteristic of plaster (the material). plasterly Resembling plaster (plaster of Paris). plasterman A plasterer. plasterwise In the manner of a plaster. plasterwork Architectural work executed in plaster. plastery Of the nature of plaster. plastic A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. plastical plastic (malleable) plastically In a plastic way; through moulding; flexibly. plasticard Thin polystyrene sheets used in arts and crafts. plasticate To transform into a plastic material. plasticator A device for melting and mixing thermoplastic materials. plastician Someone or something that transforms or reshapes objects. plasticin A neurofilament protein present in the goldfish retina plasticine Modeling clay. plasticise Non-Oxford British spelling of plasticize. plasticism The state or condition of being plastic. plasticity The quality or state of being plastic. plasticization The process of making something more plastic plasticize To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer plasticizer Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable. plasticked Covered in plastic. plasticky Resembling plastic, especially in the sense of being cheap and lightweight. plasticless Without plastic. plasticness The quality or state of being plastic. plasticolous That grows on plastic. plasticosis Fibrosis caused by the ingestion of plastic. plasticrete A durable construction material. plastics Plastic surgery, especially as a profession. plasticuffs plastic handcuffs plasticulture The use of plastics in agriculture. plasticware Culinary or scientific equipment made of plastic. plastid Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis. plastidary Relating to plastids