n.
Pronunciation: ' ek-t ə - ˌ pla-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1883
1 : the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm usually held to be a gel reversibly convertible to a sol
2 : a substance held to produce spirit materialization and telekinesis
– ec · to · plas · mic \ ˌ ek-t ə - ' plaz-mik \ adjective