different between microplastic vs macroplastic
microplastic
English
Etymology
micro- +? plastic
Noun
microplastic (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
Coordinate terms
- macroplastic
- megaplastic
- mesoplastic
- nanoplastic
Translations
Adjective
microplastic (not comparable)
- Exhibiting microplasticity.
Further reading
- microplastics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English microplastic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mi.kro??pl?s.t?k/
- Hyphenation: mi?cro?plas?tic
Noun
microplastic n (plural microplastics)
- (Netherlands) microplastic
- Synonym: microplastiek
microplastic From the web:
macroplastic
English
Etymology
macro- +? plastic
Noun
macroplastic (countable and uncountable, plural macroplastics)
- Relatively large particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically more than about 5 mm)
Coordinate terms
- megaplastic
- mesoplastic
- microplastic
- nanoplastic
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