plastiglomerate
English
Etymology
Blend of plastic + conglomerate. Coined by Patricia Corcoran and Charles Moore, who discovered the mineral formation containing plastics (synthetic polymer material).
Noun
plastiglomerate (countable and uncountable, plural plastiglomerates)
- (geology) A type of rock with plastic inclusions
- Plastiglomerates are a marker for Anthropocene rocks.
Translations
type of rock
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