plasma torch

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noun

an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal

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How to use plasma torch in a sentence

“Convalescent blood transfusions and plasma transfusions may help people who are sick survive the infection,” he says.
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Even the track, a mesmerizing torch song called “Before I Ever Met You,” was only available via an obscure SoundCloud link.
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Do you remember the first time you were on set in costume as The Human Torch, and what that feeling was like?
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By the end of 1960, close to 100,000 disobedients had taken up the Civil Rights torch.
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Not only that, they are a rich environment for galaxies, hot plasma, and dark matter.
The Care and Feeding of Baby Giant Galaxies|Matthew R. Francis|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
The moment he passed out of her sight some phase of individuality promptly lit its torch.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
It was ajar, and Kerry, taking an electric torch from his overall pocket, flashed the light upon the name-plate.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Och, be gorry, it was nuthin' mor'n a big nager fellow holdin a torch for us to eat by.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Kneeling down, he peered into the keyhole, holding the electric torch close beside his face and chewing industriously.
Dope|Sax Rohmer