English word senses marked with topical category "Plastic"
Parent categories: Materials, Polymer, Manufacturing, Matter, Organic chemistry, Physical chemistry, Human activity, Chemistry, Nature, Physics, Human behaviour, Sciences, Human
Total 15 word senses
- bioplastic (Noun) Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as plant sugars, starches, or oils, rather than from petroleum.
- macroplastic (Noun) Relatively large particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically more than about 5 mm)
- megaplastic (Noun) Particles or pieces of waste plastic above 50 cm (19.69 in) in size, a common marine pollutant.
- mesoplastic (Noun) particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically about 10 mm)
- microplastic (Noun) Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.
- microplastic (Adjective) Exhibiting microplasticity.
- nanoplastic (Noun) A nanoparticle formed by the degradation of a plastic.
- petroplastic (Noun) A plastic produced from petroleum, as opposed to bioplastic.
- plastic (Noun) A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
- plastic (Noun) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.
- plastic (Adjective) Made of plastic.
- plasticard (Noun) Thin polystyrene sheets used in arts and crafts.
- plastisphere (Noun) The ecosystem on the surface of a piece of plastic (especially in a marine environment).
- polydioxanone (Noun) A biodegradable plastic made by the polymerization of p-dioxanone; it is used in medical applications such as sutures
- pyroplastic (Noun) Burned pieces of waste plastic that are present as a type of pollution in the environment.
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