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plastivore

plastivore noun: a biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).

Noun

plastivore (plural plastivores)

  1. A biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).
    • Meronym: plastizyme

Forms of plastivore

pluralplastivores

Origin of plastivore

From plastic + -vore.

Questions about plastivore

What does plastivore mean?
Plastivore means a biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).
What part of speech is plastivore?
Plastivore is a noun.
What is the plural of plastivore?
The plural of plastivore is plastivores.

Words near plastivore in the dictionary

  1. plastiskin
  2. plastisol
  3. plastisols
  4. plastisphere
  5. plastispheres
  6. plastivore
  7. plastivores
  8. plastivorous
  9. plastizyme
  10. plastizymes
  11. plasto-

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