ECTOPLASM


Meaning of ECTOPLASM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-tə-ˌpla-zəm ]

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 ˌek-tə-ˈplaz-mik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.