- ectoplasm
- [ʹektə(͵)plæz(ə)m] n
1. биол. эктоплазма2. эманация (медиума на спиритическом сеансе)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
ectoplasm
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Ectoplasm — generally refers to the outer part of a cell s cytoplasm.Ectoplasm may also refer to: * Ectoplasm (paranormal), a physical substance that supposedly manifests as a result of spiritual energy or psychic phenomenon * Ectoplasm (radio show), a BBC… … Wikipedia
Ectoplasm — Ec to*plasm, n. [Ecto + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.) (a) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell. (c) The ectosarc of protozoan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ectoplasm — 1883, of amoebas, 1901, of spirits, from ECTO (Cf. ecto ) + plasm (see PLASMA (Cf. plasma)) … Etymology dictionary
ectoplasm — ► NOUN ▪ a viscous substance that supposedly exudes from the body of a medium during a spiritualistic trance and forms the material for the manifestation of spirits. DERIVATIVES ectoplasmic adjective … English terms dictionary
ectoplasm — [ek′tō plaz΄əm, ek′təplaz΄əm] n. [ ECTO + PLASM] 1. the outer layer of the cytoplasm of a cell: distinguished from ENDOPLASM 2. the luminous, vaporous substance believed by spiritualists to emanate from a medium in a trance ectoplasmic adj … English World dictionary
ectoplasm — ectoplasmic, ectoplasmatic /ek teuh plaz mat ik/, adj. /ek teuh plaz euhm/, n. 1. Biol. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell. Cf. endoplasm. 2. Spiritualism. the supposed emanation from the body of a medium. [1880 85; ECTO + PLASM] * * *… … Universalium
ectoplasm — Also known as ectoplasmic substance. The term ectoplasm comes from the Greek words ektos (exterior, from the outside) and plasma (something formed or moulded). It was introduced in or shortly before 1894 by the French physiologist and Nobel… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Ectoplasm (paranormal) — Infobox Paranormalterms |250px Image Caption = A photograph allegedly showing ectoplasm Usage = Terminology Name = Ectoplasm Origin = Charles Richet (1923) Short = Additional Names = Definition = An unidentified substance said to be excreted by… … Wikipedia
Ectoplasm (radio show) — Infobox Radio Show show name = Ectoplasm imagesize = caption = other names = format = Situation comedy runtime = 30 minutes country = flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom language = English home station = BBC Radio 4 syndicates = television =… … Wikipedia
ectoplasm — noun Date: 1883 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 adj … New Collegiate Dictionary
ectoplasm — n. [Gr. ektos, outside; plasma, to form or mold] An external or cortical layer of protoplasm in a cell; see endoplasm … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
