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ectoplasm definition

ecto·plasm (ek′tō plaz′əm, -tə-)

noun

  1. the outer layer of the cytoplasm of a cell
  2. the luminous, vaporous substance believed by spiritualists to emanate from a medium in a trance

Etymology: ecto- + -plasm

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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