Word: microplastic
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
pla
stic
Definition: Small particles of plastic (typically less than 5 mm) produced by the degradation of plastic products, found in high levels in the marine environment and increasingly throughout all environments and in food and drinks.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: plastic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Made of plastic; a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plastēs
Language: la
Decoded: plastes
Meaning: shaper”, “moulder
Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; connected with; -ic, -ish