ectoplasm

English Thesaurus

1. the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cytol, cytoplasm,
definition	:	the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism (noun.body)

2. (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	emanation,
definition	:	something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.) (noun.substance)

domain category	:	spiritualism,
definition	:	the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium) (noun.cognition)