ectoplasm
noun
ec·to·plasm
ˈek-tə-ˌpla-zəm 
1
: the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm usually held to be a gel reversibly convertible to a sol
2
: a substance held to produce spirit materialization and telekinesis
Examples of ectoplasm in a Sentence
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Arthur Conan Doyle sent him an image of ectoplasm with a handwritten note.
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Julia Halperin, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Some of them, like me, were journalists who had dutifully showed up to watch Tiffany Haddish trade wisecracks with digital ectoplasm.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
The vacation rental agency promises that all beds will be freshly made and ectoplasm has been expertly cleaned.
—oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2022
Arriving in Edinburgh — the fantastical Scottish capital that has long shimmered with ectoplasm — Jessie hides her seafaring coffin and ventures cautiously into town.
—Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
The novel’s ectoplasm hovers between the realms of historical horror and cultural comedy.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
The film intriguingly digs into the loneliness of ghosts and has a fun but gross running gag involving ectoplasm.
—Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
Like an ectoplasm – nay, a cryptoplasm – ‘chat group’ chat spilled over to internet, then popular media chatter.
—Robert Hockett, Forbes, 28 June 2021
This is the digital ectoplasm of which Twitter fights are made.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 10 June 2021
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Julia Halperin, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Some of them, like me, were journalists who had dutifully showed up to watch Tiffany Haddish trade wisecracks with digital ectoplasm.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023
The vacation rental agency promises that all beds will be freshly made and ectoplasm has been expertly cleaned.
—oregonlive, 13 Oct. 2022
Arriving in Edinburgh — the fantastical Scottish capital that has long shimmered with ectoplasm — Jessie hides her seafaring coffin and ventures cautiously into town.
—Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021
The novel’s ectoplasm hovers between the realms of historical horror and cultural comedy.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2021
The film intriguingly digs into the loneliness of ghosts and has a fun but gross running gag involving ectoplasm.
—Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
Like an ectoplasm – nay, a cryptoplasm – ‘chat group’ chat spilled over to internet, then popular media chatter.
—Robert Hockett, Forbes, 28 June 2021
This is the digital ectoplasm of which Twitter fights are made.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 10 June 2021
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“Ectoplasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ectoplasm. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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ectoplasm
noun
ec·to·plasm
ˈek-tə-ˌplaz-əm
: the firm outer layer of the cytoplasm of a cell
Medical Definition
ectoplasm
noun
ec·to·plasm
ˈek-tə-ˌplaz-əm
: the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm usually held to be a gel reversibly convertible to a sol compare endoplasm
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