ectoplasm

/ˈɛktəˌplæzəm/ · noun

Meaning

A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.

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Related words

exoplasm(English)teleplasm(English)physical(English)psychoplasm(English)perispirit(English)mental mediumship(English)control(English)physical mediumship(English)cheesecloth(English)pseudopod(English)bisson(English)psychical(English)

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