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plasma

plasma

noun plas-MAH Rare

Origin: Greek plasma (something moulded)

Usage Note

Plasma is used in both medical contexts (don de plasma — plasma donation) and physics (plasma solaire). Colloquially, un écran plasma is a plasma television screen, though this technology has largely been replaced by écrans LED.

Examples

"Le plasma représente la moitié du sang."

Natural Translation

Plasma makes up half of the blood.

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