Definitions for ectoplasmˈɛk təˌplæz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ec•to•plasmˈɛk təˌplæz əm(n.)
the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.
Category: Cell Biology
a viscous substance claimed by spiritualists to emanate from the body of a medium and then produce living forms.
Category: Holistic Medicine and Spiritualism
Origin of ectoplasm:
1880–85
ec`to•plas′mic-ˈmæt ɪk(adj.)
ec`to•plas•mat′ic-ˈmæt ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ectoplasm(noun)
(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
ectoplasm(noun)
the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
Wiktionary
ectoplasm(Noun)
The visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
ectoplasm(Noun)
An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
ectoplasm(Noun)
The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
Webster Dictionary
Ectoplasm(noun)
the outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum
Ectoplasm(noun)
the outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell
Ectoplasm(noun)
the ectosarc of protozoan
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