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Noun: microplastic  'mI-krow,plas-tik
  1. Very small pieces of plastic (less than about 5 mm in length) that pollutes the environment
    "The average person eats at least 50,000 particles of microplastic a year"

Derived forms: microplastics

Encyclopedia: Microplastic

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