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ec·to·plasm

(ĕk′tə-plăz′əm)

1. Biology The outer portion of the continuous phase of cytoplasm of a cell, sometimes distinguishable as a somewhat rigid, gelled layer beneath the cell membrane.

a. The visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.

b. The substance believed to be the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.

ec′to·plas′mic adj.

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ectoplasm

(ˈɛktəʊˌplæzəm)

1. (Biology) cytology the outer layer of cytoplasm in some cells, esp protozoa, which differs from the inner cytoplasm in being a clear gel. See also endoplasm

2. (Alternative Belief Systems) spiritualism the substance supposedly emanating from the body of a medium during trances

ˌectoˈplasmic, ectoplastic adj

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ec•to•plasm

(ˈɛk təˌplæz əm)

n.

1. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.

2. a viscous substance claimed by spiritualists to emanate from the body of a medium and then produce living forms.

[1880–85]

ec`to•plas′mic, ec`to•plas•mat′ic (-ˈmæt ɪk) adj.

ectoplasm

the outer part of the cytoplasm of a cell. Cf. endoplasm. — ectoplasmic, adj.

ectoplasm

[ˈektəʊplæzəm] N → ectoplasma m

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ectoplasm

n → Ektoplasma nt

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ec·to·plasm

n. ectoplasma, capa externa del citoplasma en una célula viva.

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Noun	1.	ectoplasm - (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance spiritualism - the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium) emanation - something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
	2.	ectoplasm - the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism