microplastic
Small particles of plastic produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in…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.
» The ocean is polluted by microplastics.
Die Weltmeere sind mikroplastikverseucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Mikroplastik
микропла́стикmikroplástik
мікропластикmikroplastyk
Examples
6 sentencesThe ocean is polluted by microplastics.
deDie Weltmeere sind mikroplastikverseucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Because microplastics can’t be digested, they build up in the fish that consume them.
deDa Mikroplastik nicht verdaut werden kann, sammelt es sich in den Fischen, die es fressen, an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Microplastics are destroying the world's oceans.
Microplastics are microscopic particles of plastic debris that pollute the oceans.
Microplastics are microscopic and smaller than plankton, a popular food choice of larger marine life.
Translations
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Origin
From micro- + plastic.From micro- + plastic.
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Forms
plural: microplastics| Singular | microplastic |
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| Plural | microplastics |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable