ectoplasm
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ectoplasm
- /ˈɛktəˌplæzəm/
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From ecto- (“outside”) + plasm or -plasm, referring to the fact that ectoplasm is believed to emanate from and materialize outside of the medium's body.
noun ectoplasms
- A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead. He saw again clearly enough[…]the doctor’s consulting room in the Avenida de la Revolución, visited for some drunken reason in the early hours of the morning, macabre with its pictures of ancient Spanish surgeons, their goat faces rising queerly from ruffs resembling ectoplasm, roaring with laughter
- An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost. Then came some hollow groanings from inside the cabinet. The Spiritualists sat up expectantly. "That's ectoplasm," said Ogilvy. "It always causes pain on emission."
- The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
Similar: teleplasm
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noun parapsychology: visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums
| Español | ectoplasma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 엑토플라즘 ektopeullajeum |
| 日本語 | エクトプラズム ekutopurazumu |
| 中文 | 外質 /外质 wàizhì |
| Português | ectoplasma |
| Français | ectoplasme |
| Deutsch | Ektoplasma |
| Italiano | ectoplasma |
| Ελληνικά | εκτόπλασμα ektóplasma |
| Русский | эктопла́зма ektoplázma |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoại chất |
| العربية | إكتوبلازم 'iiktublazim |
noun parapsychology: an immaterial or ethereal substance
| 한국어 | 엑토플라즘 ektopeullajeum |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | エクトプラズム ekutopurazumu |
| Deutsch | Ektoplasma |
| Русский | эктопла́зма ektoplázma |
noun cytology: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
| Deutsch | Ektoplasma |
|---|---|
| Русский | эктопла́зма ektoplázma |
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@misc{ectoplasm_2026,
title = {ectoplasm},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ectoplasm},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
