mesoplastic

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UK/ˈmɛsə(ʊ)ˌplæstɪk/US/ˈmɛsoʊˌplæstɪk/US/ˈmɛsəˌplæstɪk/

noun

particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically about 10 mm)

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

nounmesoplastic (countable and uncountable, plural mesoplastics)

plural mesoplastics

  1. countableuncountableparticles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically about 10 mm)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*métsos
  6. Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
  7. Englishmeso-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  10. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  11. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  12. Latinplasticus
  13. Englishplastic
  14. Englishmesoplastic

From meso- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mesoplastic

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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