plasma cell
71plasma membrane — noun a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell all cells have a cell membrane • Syn: ↑cell membrane …
72plasma — noun Etymology: German, from Late Latin, something molded, from Greek, from plassein to mold more at plaster Date: 1772 1. a green faintly translucent quartz 2. [New Latin, from Late Latin] a. the fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk as… …
73plasma display panel — noun a panel with numerous cells filled with plasma (def. 5) which is activated by passing an electronic current through it to produce light photons which are then amplified by the phosphorus material on the inside wall of the cell. See plasma… …
74plasma membrane — noun Date: 1900 a semipermeable limiting layer of cell protoplasm called also cell membrane see cell illustration …
75cell electrophoresis — Method for estimating the surface charge of a cell by looking at its rate of movement in an electrical field; almost all eukaryotic cells have a net negative surface charge. Measurement is complicated by the streaming potential at the wall of the …
76cell plate — Region in which the new cell wall forms after the division of a plant cell. In the plane of the equator of the spindle a disc like structure, the phragmoplast forms, into which are inserted pole derived microtubules. Golgi derived vesicles… …
77plasma — Synonyms and related words: Rh factor, Rh negative, Rh positive, Rh type, Rhesus factor, antibody, antigen, arterial blood, blood, blood bank, blood cell, blood count, blood donor, blood donor center, blood group, blood grouping, blood picture,… …
78plasma screen — noun a flat display screen which uses an array of cells containing an inert gas which emits ultraviolet radiation when ionized to form a plasma, causing visible light of an appropriate colour to be emitted separately for each cell of the screen …
79cell membrane — noun Date: 1852 a membrane of a cell; especially plasma membrane …
80cell wall — noun Date: circa 1849 the usually rigid nonliving permeable wall that surrounds the plasma membrane and encloses and supports the cells of most plants, bacteria, fungi, and algae see cell illustration …
