grey goo
A hypothetical end-of-the-world event involving nanotechnology, in which…A hypothetical end-of-the-world event involving nanotechnology, in which out-of-control self-replicating nanobots consume all life on Earth (or another planet or moon).
» The grey goo engulfs everything.
Die graue Schmiere verschlingt alles. — Yorwba
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1 senses(uncountable)A hypothetical end-of-the-world event involving nanotechnology, in which out-of-control self-replicating nanobots consume all life on Earth (or another planet or moon).
Examples
1 sentencesThe grey goo engulfs everything.
deDie graue Schmiere verschlingt alles. — Yorwba
Origin
Coined by American engineer K. Eric Drexler in 1986 in Engines of Creation.Coined by American engineer K. Eric Drexler in 1986 in Engines of Creation.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable