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Plasma vs Ion - What's the difference?

plasma | ion |

As a verb plasma

is .

As a noun ion is

ion (electrically charged atom).

plasma

English

(wikipedia plasma)

Noun

  • (physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas
  • (hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin
  • (hematology) Blood plasma, free of suspended cells, used in transfusions
  • (mineralogy) A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
  • (medicine, dated) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
  • (computer graphics, demoscene) A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
  • * 1999 , "Rage Matrix", Coding plasma demos....HELP!'' (on newsgroup ''comp.programming )
  • Has anyone here written a plasma demo in C/C++ who would be willing to explain to me exactly how it works?

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l) ----

    ion

    English

    (wikipedia ion)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
  • Derived terms

    * anion * autoion * byion * cation * coion * counterion * gegenion * ionic * ionise, ionize * ionogenic * ionome * macroion * microion * multiion * nebenion * photoion * polyion * sulphion * thermion