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Definition of Ectoplasmic
1. Adjective. Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ectoplasmic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectoplasmic
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, ..."