oobleck
English
WOTD – 13 August 2015
Etymology
Named for a sticky substance in Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1949), children's story.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuː.blɛk/
Noun
oobleck (uncountable)
- A mixture of cornstarch and water with unusual physical properties.
- 1995, Nancy Lee Cecil, The Art of Inquiry: Questioning Strategies for K-6 Classrooms
- How many people found that the oobleck was different from the flour?
- 1998, Kathy Charner, The Giant Encyclopedia of Science Activities for Children 3 to 6
- Pour the oobleck into a water table or into plastic tubs to place on tables.
- 2002, Joe Schwarcz, That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
- I know from personal experience that it's not fun to be covered with oobleck.
- 1995, Nancy Lee Cecil, The Art of Inquiry: Questioning Strategies for K-6 Classrooms
See also
- flubber
- non-Newtonian fluid
Spanish
Noun
oobleck m (plural ooblecks)
- oobleck