Usually means: Fictional, extremely rare, valuable material.
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  1. unobtainium: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. Unobtainium, unobtainium: Wordnik
  3. unobtainium: Wiktionary
  4. Unobtainium: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. unobtainium: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (unobtainium)

noun:  A fictional material or component which, if it existed, would enable one to easily solve a hard problem.
noun:  An especially rare material or component that is outrageously expensive or otherwise almost impossible to get hold of.
noun:  A high technology component that is extremely expensive.

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