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plastivorous en · ADJ

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 plasti(c) English -vorous English plastivorous From plasti(c) + -vorous.

Meanings

1. Consuming plastic.
   • This is the first known life form of many known to be entirely plastivorous, able to safely decompose an entire plastic bottle in about the same amount of time a hot compost heap degrades plant matter, with obvious potential in the world of recycling. 2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 295:

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