Ectoplasm

[ektәuplæzәm]

(noun.) the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.

(noun.) (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance.

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(n.) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum.

(n.) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell.

(n.) The ectosarc of protozoan.

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n. the exterior protoplasm or sarcode of a cell.—adjs. Ectoplas′mic Ectoplas′tic.

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