"oobleck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈuː.blɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oobleck.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ooblecks [plural]
Etymology: Named for a sticky substance in Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949), children's story by Dr. Seuss. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} oobleck (usually uncountable, plural ooblecks)
  1. A mixture of cornstarch and water with unusual physical properties. Wikipedia link: oobleck Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: flubber, non-Newtonian fluid
    Sense id: en-oobleck-en-noun-pvDiirur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Named for a sticky substance in Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949), children's story by Dr. Seuss.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1995, Nancy Lee Cecil, The Art of Inquiry: Questioning Strategies for K-6 Classrooms",
          "text": "How many people found that the oobleck was different from the flour?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1998, Kathy Charner, The Giant Encyclopedia of Science Activities for Children 3 to 6",
          "text": "Pour the oobleck into a water table or into plastic tubs to place on tables.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Joe Schwarcz, That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles",
          "text": "I know from personal experience that it's not fun to be covered with oobleck.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A mixture of cornstarch and water with unusual physical properties."
      ],
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        ],
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          "water",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "flubber"
        },
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          "word": "non-Newtonian fluid"
        }
      ],
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        "usually"
      ],
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      ]
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ooblecks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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    },
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        "English countable nouns",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        },
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      ],
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      ],
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