ectoplasm
Medium's mysterious emission
Ectoplasm is a supernatural substance supposedly exuded by mediums during séances—a luminous, gelatinous material through which spirits manifest.
The concept flourished in 19th-century spiritualism, though "ectoplasm" proved consistently to be cheesecloth or other fakery when examined.
In biology, ectoplasm is the outer layer of a cell's cytoplasm.
The ghostly slime in *Ghostbusters* popularized the word beyond its spiritualist origins.
Spirit communication ritual
- mediumMiddle size or state
- manifestationOutward display of something
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- materializationComing into tangible existence
spiritualism · channeling · psychic · clairvoyant · trance · possession · specter · phantom
Visible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- manifestationOutward display of something
translucent · vaporous · wispy · ethereal · incorporeal · intangible · immaterial · otherworldly
Wet, slippery, unpleasant
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- gooeySoft and sticky
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
mucilaginous · oozing · sticky · residue · membrane · filmy · gauzy · gossamer
Cell's inner gel
- pseudopodTemporary cellular projection
- amoebaShape-shifting single-celled organism
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- cellBasic unit of life
membrane · gel · organelle · eukaryotic · microorganism · flagellate · ciliate
séance
Spirit communication ritual
- mediumMiddle size or state
- manifestationOutward display of something
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
materialization · spiritualism · channeling · psychic · clairvoyant · trance · possession · specter · phantom · wraith
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
manifestation · translucent · vaporous · wispy · ethereal · incorporeal · intangible · immaterial · otherworldly · phantasmal
slimy
Wet, slippery, unpleasant
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- gooeySoft and sticky
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
translucent · mucilaginous · oozing · sticky · residue · membrane · filmy · gauzy · gossamer · secretion
endoplasm
Cell's inner gel
- pseudopodTemporary cellular projection
- amoebaShape-shifting single-celled organism
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
cell · membrane · gel · organelle · eukaryotic · microorganism · flagellate · ciliate
- spiritghost, specter, phantom, apparition, soul
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- GhostbustersSlimer, Ecto-1, ghosts, firehouse, ghost trap
- haunted houseghosts, cobwebs, creaking floors, creaky floors, attic
- hauntingsghosts, apparition, apparitions, ghost sighting, phantoms
- Spookyghost, witch, vampire, werewolf, zombie