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ectoplasm
CIDE DICTIONARY
ectoplasm, n. [Ecto- + Gr. form.].
The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ectoplasm, n.
1 the dense outer layer of the cytoplasm (cf. ENDOPLASM).
2 the supposed viscous substance exuding from the body of a spiritualistic medium during a trance.
1 the dense outer layer of the cytoplasm (cf. ENDOPLASM).
2 the supposed viscous substance exuding from the body of a spiritualistic medium during a trance.
Derivative
ectoplasmic adj.
THESAURUS
ectoplasm
animal cell, aura, bioplast, cell, cellular tissue, cellule, chromatoplasm, coenocyte, corpuscle, cytoplasm, ectoplasy, effluvium, emanation, endoplasm, energid, eucaryotic cell, exteriorized protoplasm, germ cell, plant cell, plasmodium, procaryotic cell, protoplasm, reticulum, somatic cell, syncytium, trophoplasmFor further exploring for "ectoplasm" in Webster Dictionary Online