flubber
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ʌbə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
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Blend of flying + rubber; originally the name of a fictional substance in the film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).
Noun
[edit]flubber (uncountable)
- A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.
- Synonym: slime
Translations
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → German: Flummi (“bouncy ball”) (calque)
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]flubber (plural flubbers)