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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

ectoplasm

/ek-tuh-plaz-uhm/US // ˈɛk təˌplæz əm //UK // (ˈɛktəʊˌplæzəm) //

外质体,外胚层,外质,外生体

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Biology. the outer portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.Compare endoplasm.
    • : Spiritualism. the supposed emanation from the body of a medium.

Examples

  • The ectoplasm may have given out or his condition of mind influenced it.

  • The general cytoplasm shows no differentiation into ectoplasm and endoplasm; it is uniformly alveolar in character.

  • The cytoplasm is very highly differentiated: especially the ectoplasm or ectosarc.

  • The diameter is about 50µ; the vacuolated ectoplasm passes gradually into the granular endoplasm.

  • In this form (fig. 5) there is no distinction between ectoplasm and endoplasm, and there is an entire absence of vacuoles.

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