ectoplasm

[ ek-tuh-plaz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

ectoplasm

/ ˈɛktəʊˌplæzəm /

See endoplasm
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
spiritualism the substance supposedly emanating from the body of a medium during trances

ecto·plasmic ec·to·plas·mat·ic [ek-t, uh, -plaz-, mat, -ik], adjective

First recorded in 1880–85; ecto- + -plasm

Ectoplasm is something I associate, perhaps strangely, with Ghostbusters.

The post How sexy Victorian mediums tricked scientists into believing in ectoplasm appeared first on Popular Science.

The ectoplasm may have given out or his condition of mind influenced it.

The general cytoplasm shows no differentiation into ectoplasm and endoplasm; it is uniformly alveolar in character.

The cytoplasm is very highly differentiated: especially the ectoplasm or ectosarc.

The diameter is about 50µ; the vacuolated ectoplasm passes gradually into the granular endoplasm.

In this form (fig. 5) there is no distinction between ectoplasm and endoplasm, and there is an entire absence of vacuoles.

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