ectoplasms
Ghostly visible substance
Ectoplasms is the plural of ectoplasm, a substance supposedly exuded by spirit mediums during séances—viscous material that purportedly allowed ghosts to manifest physically.
The concept was central to 19th-century spiritualism and largely debunked as fraud.
In fiction and video games, ectoplasm is the gooey residue left by ghosts: The ghost hunters found ectoplasms coating the walls.
Spirit communication ritual
- mediumMiddle size or state
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- manifestationOutward display of something
- materializationComing into tangible existence
apparition · specter · phantom · ghostly · supernatural · psychic · channeling · poltergeist
Fictional spirit-catching squad
- slimeThick wet gunk
- SlimerVoracious ectoplasmic entity
- ghost trapDevice capturing spectral entities
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
B-movie · special effects · haunted house · Victorian · gothic · pulp fiction · supernatural thriller
Permitting diffused light passage
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
diaphanous · misty · vaporous · shimmering · glowing · filmy · gauzy · tenuous
Cell's inner gel
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- organellesSpecialized cell subunits
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
- cytoskeletonInternal protein support structure
cell biology · extracellular · pseudopod · amoeba · cytosol · cellular · protozoans · membrane
séance
Spirit communication ritual
- mediumMiddle size or state
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- manifestationOutward display of something
materialization · apparition · specter · phantom · ghostly · supernatural · psychic · channeling · poltergeist · clairvoyant
Ghostbusters
Fictional spirit-catching squad
- slimeThick wet gunk
- SlimerVoracious ectoplasmic entity
- ghost trapDevice capturing spectral entities
horror · B-movie · special effects · haunted house · Victorian · gothic · pulp fiction · supernatural thriller
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
gossamer · diaphanous · misty · vaporous · shimmering · glowing · filmy · gauzy · tenuous · amorphous
endoplasm
Cell's inner gel
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- organellesSpecialized cell subunits
- plasma membraneLipid bilayer enclosing cytoplasm
cytoskeleton · cell biology · extracellular · pseudopod · amoeba · cytosol · cellular · protozoans · membrane · viscous