ectoplasm
/ˈektəʊplæzəm/noun
mass noun
1
- Biology the more viscous, clear outer layer of the cytoplasm in amoeboid cells【生】外质。比较ENDOPLASM.
2
- a supernatural viscous substance that is supposed to exude from the body of a medium during a spiritualistic trance and form the material for the manifestation of spirits灵的外质(据说是灵媒在降神的恍惚状态中溢出的一种超自然黏性体外物质, 成为显灵的物质证明)。
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