plasma, plasm, blood plasma
(noun) the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended
Source: WordNet® 3.1
plasm (countable and uncountable, plural plasms)
A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape.
(biology, archaic) protoplasm
• Lamps, Palms, lamps, palms, psalm
Source: Wiktionary
Plasm, n. Etym: [L. plasma anything formed or molded, that which is molded, Gr. plasme. Cf. Plasma.]
1. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a particular shape. [R.] Woodward.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Same as Plasma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
