ectoplasm

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
  2. noun the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm

Etymology

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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