The hydroxy compound, usually a non-sugar entity (aglycon), such as a derivative of phenol or an alcohol, may also be another carbohydrate, as in cellulose, glycogen, or starch, which consist of many glucose units. 1  Many glycosides occur in plants, often as flower and fruit pigments; for example, anthocyanins.
Part of the Electronics glossary: Plasma is a form of matter in which many of the electron s wander around freely among the nuclei of the atom s. Plasma has been called the fourth state of matter, the other three being solid, liquid, and gas. Normally, the electrons in a solid, liquid, or gaseous sample of matter stay with the same atomic nucleus.
Plasma. is the sate of matter that DOES NOT have a definite shape or volume and whose particles have broken apart. Plasmas have some properties that are quite different from the properties of gases. Plasmas conduct electric current, while gases do not. Electric & magnetic fields affect plasmas but gases do not.