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ectoplasm in German

ectoplasm in German is Ektoplasma — ectoplasm means in spiritualism, a mysterious substance said to be given off by a medium's body during a séance.

ectoplasm in German

Ektoplasma
noun

What does "ectoplasm" mean?

  1. noun In spiritualism, a mysterious substance said to be given off by a medium's body during a séance.
    "Watching as the woman lifted her skirts and flung out ectoplasm, expelled it into a bowl, then brandished it around at her audience wildly."
  2. noun In biology, the outer, denser layer of a cell's cytoplasm.
    "Under the microscope, the amoeba's ectoplasm appeared clear and jelly-like."
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ectoplasm in a sentence

  • Watching as the woman lifted her skirts and flung out ectoplasm, expelled it into a bowl, then brandished it around at her audience wildly.
  • The photograph supposedly showed ectoplasm streaming from the medium's mouth.
  • Under the microscope, the amoeba's ectoplasm appeared clear and jelly-like.

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What is "ectoplasm" in German?
"ectoplasm" in German is Ektoplasma. ectoplasm means: In spiritualism, a mysterious substance said to be given off by a medium's body during a séance.
How do you use "ectoplasm" in a sentence?
Example: "The photograph supposedly showed ectoplasm streaming from the medium's mouth." In German, "ectoplasm" is Ektoplasma.
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