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ECTOPLASM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ectoplasm" is a kind of...):
cytol; cytoplasm (the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ectoplasm" is a kind of...):
emanation (something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.))
Domain category:
spiritualism (the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium))
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