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Definition of: ectoplasm
(ek′tə·plaz′əm) noun
1. Biol. The firm outer layer of the cytoplasm of a unicellular organism or of a plant cell.
2. The substance alleged to emanate from the body of a spiritualist medium during a trance: also called teleplasm.
—ec′to·plas′mic adjective
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