(physics) A plasma containing particles larger than the ions of the plasma; typically manufactured plastic microspheres.

(New Zealand, Britain) An adhesive bandage used in dressing wounds / An inadequate solution to a serious problem.

plural of plastic art

Surgery to repair body parts, especially involving the transfer of tissue. / Cosmetic surgery for appearance.

(physics) A particle accelerator that uses plasma as the medium of the accelerating field instead of a vacuum, to obtain a larger accelerating gradient.

(physics) A method for accelerating electrically charged particles with a large-amplitude electron plasma wave.

(immunology) A plasma cell

(immunology) A form of B cell that produces antibodies after having reacted with its specific antigen in follicle centers.

The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace. / (fencing) A half-jacket worn under the jacket for padding or for safety.

(Britain) large sheet of thin, soft, coloured plastic that is sticky on one side