title: Plasma
text: # Plasma
  
  Plasma or plasm may refer to:
  
  ## Science
  
  * Plasma (physics), one of the four fundamental states of matter
  * Plasma (mineral), a green translucent silica mineral
  * Quark–gluon plasma, a state of matter in quantum chromodynamics
  
  ### Biology
  
  * Blood plasma, the yellow-colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended
  * Cytoplasm, a jelly-like substance that fills cells, suspends and protects organelles
  * Germ plasm, a zone in the cytoplasm determining germ cells
  * Germplasm, describes a collection of genetic resources for an organism
  * Milk plasma or whey, the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained
  * Nucleoplasm, a highly viscous liquid that surrounds the chromosomes and nucleoli
  * Plasma cell, white blood cells that secrete large volumes of antibodies
  * Protoplasm, the entire living substance inside the cell membrane or cell wall
  
  ## Technology
  
  * Plasma (engine), a real-time 3D game engine from Cyan Worlds
  * Plasma display, a flat-panel electronic visual display technology, commonly used for televisions
  * Plasma effect, a computer-based animated visual effect, used in graphics demonstrations
  * KDE Plasma (disambiguation), graphical environments provided by KDE
  
  ## Arts, entertainment and media
  
  * Plasma (Trey Anastasio album), a 2003 live album
  * Plasma (Perfume album), a 2022 studio album
  * Plasma Records, a record label
  * Team Plasma, a fictional villainous organization from Pokémon
  