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Plasma

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the fluid part of blood, or an ionized gas, one of the four fundamental states of matter
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Stage 1 of 2
plasma
Greek · ancient
"a molded or formed substance"
literally a molded thing, from plassein (to mold, shape)
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plasma
English · 1700s
"the fluid part of blood, or an ionized gas"
adopted for the fluid part of blood, and later a state of matter
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