microlitter

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noun

Microscale debris.

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Meanings

nounmicrolitter (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMicroscale debris.

    All three species became terminally constipated from ingesting this man-made microlitter.

    2007 August 13, Janet Maslin, “A World Without Humans? It All Falls Apart”, in New York Times

Origin

From micro- + litter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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