macroplastic

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- 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 English macroplastic From macro- + plastic.

  1. derived from plasticusder
  2. derived from macro-der

Definitions

  1. Relatively large particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment…

    Relatively large particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically more than about 5 mm)

  2. A conspicuous amount of plastic which is ingested into, or present inside one's body, in…

    A conspicuous amount of plastic which is ingested into, or present inside one's body, in addition to microplastics.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for macroplastic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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