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Noun: ectoplasm  'ek-tu,pla-zum
  1. (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
     
  2. The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

Derived forms: ectoplasms

Type of: cytol, cytoplasm, emanation

Encyclopedia: Ectoplasm

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