Ectoplasm
WordNet
noun
(1) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
(2) (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
- An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
- The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.