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microplastic.

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.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From micro- + plastic.

adj
  1. Exhibiting microplasticity.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From micro- + plastic.

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