plastiglomerate en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) 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) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English conglomerate blend English plastiglomerate Blend of plastic + conglomerate. Coined by Patricia Corcoran and Charles Moore, who discovered the mineral formation containing plastics (synthetic polymer material).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A type of rock with plastic inclusions
Plastiglomerates are a marker for Anthropocene rocks.
Santos and her team ran chemical tests to find out what kind of plastics are in the rocks called "plastiglomerates" because they are made of a mixture of sedimentary granules and other debris held together by plastic.
[2023 March 16, Sergio Queiroz, “Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island”, in Reuters:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plastiglomerates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
es plastiglomerado (type of rock) · pt plastiglomerado (type of rock) · fr plastiglomérat (type of rock) · ru пластигломерат (type of rock)