megaplastic

me·ga·plas·tic
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UK/ˈmɛɡəˌplæstɪk/

noun

Particles or pieces of waste plastic above 50 cm (19.69 in) in size, a common marine pollutant.

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

nounmegaplastic (countable and uncountable, plural megaplastics)

plural megaplastics

  1. countableuncountableParticles or pieces of waste plastic above 50 cm (19.69 in) in size, a common marine pollutant.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  7. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  8. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  9. Latinplasticus
  10. Englishplastic
  11. Englishmegaplastic

From mega- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with megaplastic

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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