"plastiglomerate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plastiglomerates [plural]
Etymology: Blend of plastic + conglomerate. Coined by Patricia Corcoran and Charles Moore, who discovered the mineral formation containing plastics (synthetic polymer material). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|plastic|conglomerate}} Blend of plastic + conglomerate Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plastiglomerate (countable and uncountable, plural plastiglomerates)
  1. (geology) A type of rock with plastic inclusions Wikipedia link: plastiglomerate Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Translations (type of rock): plastiglomérat (French), plastiglomerado (Portuguese), пластигломерат (plastiglomerat) (Russian), plastiglomerado (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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