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Unobtainium 

The universal scapegoat fictional "metal" that sic-fi filmmakers love to use when they are out of creative juices.
"What kind of metal is this?"...
"Well, it's real name has thirty-seven syllables. I just call it Unobtainium."
Unobtainium by Sammyclamm July 23, 2015
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unobtainium 

Term used by engineers and hobbyists to define a material that is extremely hard to obtain.
-Space rockets are mostly made of unobtainium.
-There are so many conflicts in Africa due to the presence of unobtainium in the ground.
-Your CNC machine will crash only when you machine this one piece of unobtainium. Of course, you do not have enough to make a new piece.

A piece of shitanium that got broken will magically turn into unobtainium if you look for a replacement (Thus making it extremely expensive, even if you found one)
unobtainium by MisterLebowski August 25, 2013

unobtainium 

an expensive, new fangled space age wonder material
The automobile is made of the finest unobtainium.
unobtainium by Paul Keable April 24, 2003

unobtainium 

Joey used the word "unobtainium", so everyone kicked his ass and lit him on fire.
unobtainium by 34 May 17, 2006

unobtainium 

A rare-earth element, usually used as a "tonal enhancer" for high-end guitars
That bitchin' PRS Dragon guitar has a bridge and tailpiece of surgical-grade unobtainium!
unobtainium by Eric J. August 11, 2003

unobtainium 

A word used to express how much you love someone. When the phrase "I love you" doesn't do justice.
unobtainium by emilemi06 May 6, 2006