Definitions
Outer layer of cytoplasm.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Watching as the woman lifted her skirts and flung out ectoplasm, expelled it into a bowl, then brandished it around at her audience wildly.”
“Then came some hollow groanings from inside the cabinet. The Spiritualists sat up expectantly. "That's ectoplasm," said Ogilvy. "It always causes pain on emission."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Outer living layer”9 letters
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