Definition & Meaning of "microplastic"in English

Microplastic

very small plastic pieces in the environment that originate from personal care products, clothing, etc. and the degradation of other plastic products

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

Plural form

microplastics

Examples

Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters in size that pollute the environment.

Lexical Tree

microplastic

plastic

plast

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