English
flubber
Blend of flying + rubber; originally the name of a fictional substance in the film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).
The story
Blend of flying + rubber; originally the name of a fictional substance in the film The Absent-Minded Professor (1961).
Today it means
noun A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.
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Etymograph / flubber