Vocabulary : Plasmic to Plaster

Plasmic : Of, pertaining to, or connected with, plasma; plasmatic.
Plasmid : A piece of DNA, usually circular, functioning as part of the genetic material of a cell, not integrated with the chromosome and replicating independently of the chromosome, but transferred, like the chromosome, to subsequent generations. In bacteria, plasmids often carry the genes for antibiotic resistance; they are exploited in genetic engineering as the vehicles for introduction of extraneous DNA into cells, to alter the genetic makeup of the cell. The cells thus altered may produce desirable proteins which are extracted and used; in the case of genetically altered plant cells, the altered cells may grow into complete plants with changed properties, as for example, increased resistance to disease.
Plasmin : A proteid body, separated by some physiologists from blood plasma. It is probably identical with fibrinogen.
Plasmodia : of Plasmodium
Plasmodial : Of or pertaining to, or like, a plasmodium; as, the plasmodial form of a life cycle.

Plasmodium : A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of amoeboid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion. ;; A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the union of several amoebalike young, and constituting one of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low organisms.
Plasmogen : The important living portion of protoplasm, considered a chemical substance of the highest elaboration. Germ plasm and idioplasm are forms of plasmogen.
Plasmon : A flourlike food preparation made from skim milk, and consisting essentially of the unaltered proteid of milk. It is also used in making biscuits and crackers, for mixing with cocoa, etc. A mixture of this with butter, water, and salt is called Plasmon butter, and resembles clotted cream in appearance.
Plasson : The albuminous material composing the body of a cytode.
Plaster : An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster. ;; A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar. ;; Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer. ;; To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore. ;; To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house. ;; Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of; to hide, as with a covering of plaster.