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Webster 1913 Edition
Ectoplasm
Ec′to-plasm
,Noun.
[
Ecto-
+ Gr. [GREEK] form.] (Biol.)
(a)
The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum.
(b)
The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell.
(c)
The ectosarc of protozoan.
Definition 2024
ectoplasm
ectoplasm
English
Noun
ectoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural ectoplasms)
- (parapsychology) The visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
- (parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
- (cytology) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
Synonyms
- (parapsychology): teleplasm
Translations
parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums
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parapsychology: an immaterial or ethereal substance
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cytology: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
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