ecoplastic

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noun

plastic made from recycled materials

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

nounecoplastic (plural ecoplastics)

plural ecoplastics

  1. plastic made from recycled materials
adjectiveecoplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyAble to adapt to a changing environment

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  4. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  5. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  6. Latinoeco-
  7. Frenchéco-
  8. Englisheco-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  10. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  11. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  12. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  13. Latinplasticus
  14. Englishplastic
  15. Englishecoplastic

From eco- + plastic.

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APA

ecoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecoplastic

MLA

“ecoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecoplastic.

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