I. ˈplazˌmän noun
also plas·mone -mōn
( -s )
Etymology: German plasmon, from plasma — more at plasma
: the cytoplasm regarded as a system of hereditary determinants or agents comparable to the genomes — compare plasmagene , plastogene
II. ˈplazˌmän noun
( -s )
Etymology: plasma + -on (II)
: a quantum of energy that propagates through a plasma as a result of charge density fluctuation