Definition of Ectoplasmic

1. Adjective. Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm. ¹

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Definition of Ectoplasmic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectoplasmic

ectopic rhythm
ectopic schistosomiasis
ectopic tachycardia
ectopic teratosis
ectopic testis
ectopic thyroid
ectopic ureter
ectopically
ectopies
ectopion
ectopions
ectoplacental
ectoplacental cavity
ectoplasm
ectoplasmatic
ectoplasmic (current term)
ectoplasmic tube contraction
ectoplasms
ectoplastic
ectoproct
ectoprocta
ectoprocts
ectoprotein
ectoprotein kinase
ectopterygoid
ectopterygoids
ectopy
ectoretina
ectorganism
ectorhinal

Literary usage of Ectoplasmic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collected Reprints, 1896-1915 by Frank Rattray Lillie (1896)
"In Chaetopterus the presence of ectoplasm seems to be essential for the formation of cilia. Wilson ('04, a) describes an ectoplasmic layer in the egg of ..."

2. An Introduction to Cytology by Lester Whyland Sharp (1921)
"Among the ectoplasmic structures with a motor function the simplest are the pseudopodia ... tic endoplasmic core with a contractile ectoplasmic sheath (Fig. ..."

3. Infection and Resistance: An Exposition of the Biological Phenomena by Hans Zinsser (1918)
"... bacteria in the ectoplasmic layers of the cells, and especially in the flagellar substance. We have seen that, as a matter of fact, nonmotile bacteria ..."

4. On the Physics and Physiology of Protoplasmic Streaming in Plants by Alfred James Ewart (1903)
"In such cases the order of death appears to be (I) nucleus, (2) ectoplasm, (3) ectoplasmic membrane, (4) endoplasmic membrane, and (5) endoplasm, ..."

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