"Plasma (from Greek \u03C0\u03BB\u03AC\u03C3\u03BC\u03B1, \"anything formed\") is one of the four fundamental states of matter, the others being solid, liquid, and gas. A plasma has properties unlike those of the other states.A plasma can be created by heating a gas or subjecting it to a strong electromagnetic field applied with a laser or microwave generator."@en . . . .