ectoplasm

[ ek-tuh-plaz-uh m ]

/ ˈɛk təˌplæz əm /

Biology. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Compare endoplasm.

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

Origin of ectoplasm

First recorded in 1880–85; ecto- + -plasm

ec·to·plas·mic, ec·to·plas·mat·ic

[ek-tuh-plaz-mat-ik] /ˌɛk tə plæzˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

The general cytoplasm shows no differentiation into ectoplasm and endoplasm; it is uniformly alveolar in character.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 |Various
The ectoplasm may have given out or his condition of mind influenced it.

Edgar Saltus: The Man |Marie Saltus
Differentiation of ectoplasm and endoplasm distinct or wanting.

Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole |Gary N. Calkins
Ectoplasm, ek′to-plasm, n. the exterior protoplasm or sarcode of a cell.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

This layer is designated the ectoplasm, as distinguished from the remainder of the cell contents, the endoplasm.

The Fundamentals of Bacteriology |Charles Bradfield Morrey

ectoplasm

/ (ˈɛktəʊˌplæzəm) /

cytology the outer layer of cytoplasm in some cells, esp protozoa, which differs from the inner cytoplasm in being a clear gel See also endoplasm

spiritualism the substance supposedly emanating from the body of a medium during trances

ectoplasmic, adjective