ECTOPLASM


Meaning of ECTOPLASM in English

— ectoplasmic, ectoplasmatic /ek'teuh plaz mat"ik/ , adj.

/ek"teuh plaz'euhm/ , n.

1. Biol. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Cf. endoplasm .

2. Spiritualism. the supposed emanation from the body of a medium.

[ 1880-85; ECTO- + -PLASM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .