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ectoplasm
1. Cytology the outer layer of cytoplasm in some cells, esp protozoa, which differs from the inner cytoplasm (see endoplasm) in being a clear gel 2. Spiritualism the substance supposedly emanating from the body of a medium during trances ectoplasm [′ek·tə‚plaz·əm] (cell and molecular biology) The outer, gelled zone of the cytoplasmic ground substance in many cells. Also known as ectosarc. Ectoplasm the peripheral layer of animal and plant cell protoplasm characterized by a lower concentration of organelles and other components than in the endoplasm, the other major part of the cytoplasm. The ectoplasm is very distinct in many protozoan and some tissue cells, for example, fibroblasts. The subdivision of cytoplasm into ectoplasm and endoplasm is arbitrary. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Choking on the ectoplasmic residue of Paranormal Activity, writer/director Olatunde Osunsanmi's similarly formulated The Fourth Kind struggles to find a scary groove but winds up being a broken record of split-screen psychobabble, unconvincing acting (screaming, mostly), and film-school-freshman camera trickery. Hellboy also has a new commander taking over the helm at the Bureau Of Paranormal Research and Defence (BPRD), ectoplasmic German Johann Kraus is a great addition to the team with some interesting results. When I ask what the oddest thing they found was, she laughs and starts talking about a book on ectoplasmic phenomena that seems to have contributed to Bacon's interest, in the early 50s, in the effect of a figure materialising within a curtain. |
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