English Explanatory Dictionary

plastivore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).

Word forms

plastivore plastivores

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Latin vorōder. English -vore English plastivore From plastic + -vore.

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