Found 2 items, similar to ectoplasm.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ectoplasm ectoplasm n 1: (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance 2: the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ectoplasm Ectoplasm \Ec"to*plasm\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.) (a) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell. (c) The ectosarc of protozoan. [1913 Webster]