microplastic
English
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editmicroplastic (countable and uncountable, plural microplastics)
- 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.
- Hyponym: microbead
- 2022 March 24, Damian Carrington, “Microplastics found in human blood for first time”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Huge amounts of plastic waste are dumped in the environment and microplastics now contaminate the entire planet, from the summit of Mount Everest to the deepest oceans.
- 2023 June 5, Yvonne Gordon, “Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during Ocean Race”, in The Guardian[2]:
- Sailors testing the waters during the Ocean Race, which travels through some of the world’s most remote ocean environments, have found microplastics in every sample.
Coordinate terms
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editsmall particles of plastic
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Adjective
editmicroplastic (not comparable)
- Exhibiting microplasticity.
Further reading
edit- microplastics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
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editBorrowed from English microplastic.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmicroplastic n (plural microplastics)
- (Netherlands) microplastic
- Synonym: microplastiek
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