Noun: ectoplasm 'ek-tu,pla-zum
- (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
"The séance participants claimed to see ectoplasm forming around the medium"
- The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
"The ectoplasm of the amoeba forms pseudopods for movement"
Derived forms: ectoplasms
Encyclopedia: Ectoplasm