phlebotinum

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noun

A fictional material used by authors to develop a plot requiring a material with properties not possessed by any real material.

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Meanings

nounphlebotinum (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureA fictional material used by authors to develop a plot requiring a material with properties not possessed by any real material.

Origin

A combination of phleboto- (disregarding the association of the Greek root with blood) + -inum.

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APA

phlebotinum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlebotinum

MLA

“phlebotinum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlebotinum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phlebotinum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phlebotinum.

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