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ectoplasm

ectoplasm

n.

1. the relatively more dense cytoplasm found at the periphery of a cell. Compare endoplasm.

2. in spiritualism, a viscous substance said to emanate from a medium’s body during a seance. Also called teleplasm. See also materialization. —ectoplasmic adj.

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