Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectoplasmic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: ec-to-plas-mic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.

Example Sentences

""In this case being unable, owing to the evil conditions which you have yourself created, to build up an ectoplasmic form they wrapped the unconscious medium in an ectoplasmic covering, and sent him forth from the cabinet.""
"Kathleen wore dungarees and her gingham skirt was laundered to an ectoplasmic degree."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ectoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ectoplasmic From ectoplasm + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more ectoplasmic (comparative) most ectoplasmic (superlative)

Derived Forms

ectoplasmically

Rhymes With

cytoplasmic orgasmic multi-orgasmic endoplasmic sarcoplasmic periplasmic protoplasmic intracytoplasmic plasmic miasmic nucleocytoplasmic nonorgasmic

Questions

What does ectoplasmic mean?: Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.
Where does ectoplasmic come from?: Etymology tree English ectoplasm Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ectoplasmic From ectoplasm + -ic.

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