microplastic
Meanings
noun
- Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.
adj
- Exhibiting microplasticity.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From micro- + plastic.
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.