macroplastic

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UK/ˈmækɹə(ʊ)ˌplæstɪk/US/ˈmækɹoʊˌplæstɪk/US/ˈmækɹəˌplæstɪk/

noun

Relatively large particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically more than about 5 mm)

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

nounmacroplastic (countable and uncountable, plural macroplastics)

plural macroplastics

  1. countableuncountableRelatively large particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically more than about 5 mm)
  2. Internetcountablehumorousin pluraluncountableA conspicuous amount of plastic which is ingested into, or present inside one's body, in addition to microplastics.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  11. Latinplasticus
  12. Englishplastic
  13. Englishmacroplastic

From macro- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with macroplastic

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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