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ectoplasm.

A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛktəˌplæzəm/
  1. A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From ecto- (“outside”) + plasm or -plasm, referring to the fact that ectoplasm is believed to emanate from and materialize outside of the medium's body.

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