[ 'ɛktə(ʊ)plaz(ə)m ]
■ noun
1》 Biology, dated the more viscous, clear outer layer of the cytoplasm in amoeboid cells. Compare with endoplasm .
2》 a viscous substance that supposedly exudes from the body of a medium during a spiritualistic trance and forms the material for the manifestation of spirits.
Derivatives
~ic adjective