ec·to·plasm 
(ĕktə-plăz′əm)
(ĕktə-plăz′əm)n.
1. Biology The outer portion of the continuous phase of cytoplasm of a cell, sometimes distinguishable as a somewhat rigid, gelled layer beneath the cell membrane.
2.
a. The visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
b. The substance believed to be the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
ec′to·plasmic adj.
- part.
- partake
- partaker
- part and parcel
- part company
- part company/ways
- parted
- parterre
- parthenocarpic
- parthenocarpy
- parthenogenesis
- parthenogenetic
- parthenogenetically
- parthenogenic
- Parthenon
- parthenote
- Parthia
- Parthian
- partial
- partial-birth abortion
- partial derivative
- partial differential equation
- partial differentiation
- partial dominance
- partial eclipse