megaplastic

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s

Proto-Hellenic *mégas

Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der.

English mega-

Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō

Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?

Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

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Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)

Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der.

Latin plasticusder.

English plastic

English megaplastic

From mega- + plastic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡəˌplæstɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɡəˌplæstɪk/
• Rhymes: -æstɪk
• Hyphenation: me‧ga‧plas‧tic

• Audio (US):

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Noun

megaplastic (countable and uncountable, plural megaplastics)

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

Coordinate terms

• macroplastic
• mesoplastic
• microplastic
• nanoplastic