"macroplastic" meaning in English

See macroplastic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: macroplastics [plural]
Etymology: From macro- + plastic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|macro|plastic}} macro- + plastic Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} macroplastic (countable and uncountable, plural macroplastics)
  1. Relatively large particles of plastic found especially in the marine environment (typically more than about 5 mm) Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-macroplastic-en-noun-7BEXtn02 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with macro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with macro-: 53 47
  2. (Internet slang, humorous, in the plural) A conspicuous amount of plastic which is ingested into, or present inside one's body, in addition to microplastics. Tags: Internet, countable, humorous, in-plural, uncountable
    Sense id: en-macroplastic-en-noun-O3YrR8mu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with macro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plastic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with macro-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Plastic: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: megaplastic, mesoplastic, microplastic, nanoplastic

Inflected forms

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