2. the fluid portion of the blood, in which the formed elements (blood cells) are suspended. Plasma is to be distinguished from serum, which is plasma from which the fibrinogen has been separated in the process of clotting.
Full Definition of MANIFEST. transitive verb. : to make evident or certain by showing or displaying. â manÂ·iÂ·festÂ·er noun. See manifest defined for English-language learners. Their sadness was manifest in their faces. 2  His love for literature is manifest in his large library. 3  There was manifest confusion in the streets. 4  The argument, for all of its manifest inadequacies â¦ captured the national imagination and shaped subsequent religious discourse.
Word forms: plural manifestos , plural manifestoes. countable noun [usually singular , usually with poss] A manifesto is a statement published by a person or group of people, especially a political party, or a government, in which they say what their aims and policies are. The Tories are currently drawing up their election manifesto.