noun🔗ShareA visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead."During the séance, the medium's ectoplasm glowed faintly, a shimmering substance that the onlookers believed proved communication with the deceased. "supernaturalreligionmythologysoulsubstancephenomenacommunicationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost."The old woman claimed to see ectoplasm emanating from the portrait of her deceased grandmother. "supernaturalmythologysoulreligionbeingsubstancephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm."Under a microscope, the amoeba's ectoplasm appeared as a clear, gel-like layer surrounding the more granular interior. "anatomyphysiologybodybiologybiochemistryorganismscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
