| Ectoplasm 1. (n.) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. 2. (n.) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell. 3. (n.) The ectosarc of protozoan. Thesaurus Entries animal cell, aura, bioplast, cell, cellular tissue, cellule, chromatoplasm, coenocyte, corpuscle, cytoplasm, ectoplasy, effluvium, emanation, endoplasm, energid, eucaryotic cell, exteriorized protoplasm, germ cell, plant cell, plasmodium, procaryotic cell, protoplasm, reticulum, somatic cell, syncytium, trophoplasm |