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单词 ectoplasm
释义

ectoplasm

noun

ec·​to·​plasm ˈek-tə-ˌpla-zəm How to pronounce ectoplasm (audio)
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
ectoplasmic
ˌek-tə-ˈplaz-mik How to pronounce ectoplasm (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The real ectoplasm holding this book together, though, is existential dread. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2021 No one back then knew what ectoplasm was, before Ghostbusters. Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 24 June 2020 Tumlin has a preternatural awareness of urban ectoplasm. Adam Rogers, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

ectoplasm

noun

ec·​to·​plasm ˈek-tə-ˌplaz-əm How to pronounce ectoplasm (audio)
: 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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