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ectoplasm

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: ectoplasm

1
 n
the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
2
 n
(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: ectoplasm
1

n the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

Type of:
cytol, cytoplasm
the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
2

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

Type of:
emanation
something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.)
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