Definition of nurdle in English:

nurdle

nounˈnəːd(ə)lˈnərdl

usually nurdles

A very small pellet of plastic which serves as raw material in the manufacture of plastic products.
Example sentencesExamples
- The problem with nurdles specifically is at least two-fold.
- One study estimated that nurdles now account for 10 percent of plastic ocean debris.
- Hundreds of millions of tiny plastic pellets, or nurdles, are lost or spilled every year, working their way into the sea.
- Approximately 60 billion pounds of nurdles are manufactured annually in the United States alone.
- Moore collected baseball-size gelatinous animals called salps and found their translucent tissues clogged with bits of monofilament fishing line and nurdles.
- "Mermaids' tears" are small plastic pellets of waste (also known as nurdles) that wash up on beaches and look like plastic fish eggs.
- Japanese researchers are finding high concentrations of deadly chemicals clinging to floating, tapioca-size plastic pellets called nurdles.

Origin

1990s: origin uncertain.

Rhymes

curdle, engirdle, girdle, hurdle

Definition of nurdle in US English:

nurdle

nounˈnərdl

usually nurdles

A very small pellet of plastic which serves as raw material in the manufacture of plastic products.
Example sentencesExamples
- Japanese researchers are finding high concentrations of deadly chemicals clinging to floating, tapioca-size plastic pellets called nurdles.
- "Mermaids' tears" are small plastic pellets of waste (also known as nurdles) that wash up on beaches and look like plastic fish eggs.
- Moore collected baseball-size gelatinous animals called salps and found their translucent tissues clogged with bits of monofilament fishing line and nurdles.
- Hundreds of millions of tiny plastic pellets, or nurdles, are lost or spilled every year, working their way into the sea.
- The problem with nurdles specifically is at least two-fold.
- Approximately 60 billion pounds of nurdles are manufactured annually in the United States alone.
- One study estimated that nurdles now account for 10 percent of plastic ocean debris.

Origin

1990s: origin uncertain.

词汇	nurdle
释义	Definition of nurdle in English: nurdle nounˈnəːd(ə)lˈnərdl usually nurdles A very small pellet of plastic which serves as raw material in the manufacture of plastic products. Example sentencesExamples The problem with nurdles specifically is at least two-fold. One study estimated that nurdles now account for 10 percent of plastic ocean debris. Hundreds of millions of tiny plastic pellets, or nurdles, are lost or spilled every year, working their way into the sea. Approximately 60 billion pounds of nurdles are manufactured annually in the United States alone. Moore collected baseball-size gelatinous animals called salps and found their translucent tissues clogged with bits of monofilament fishing line and nurdles. "Mermaids' tears" are small plastic pellets of waste (also known as nurdles) that wash up on beaches and look like plastic fish eggs. Japanese researchers are finding high concentrations of deadly chemicals clinging to floating, tapioca-size plastic pellets called nurdles. Origin 1990s: origin uncertain. Rhymes curdle, engirdle, girdle, hurdle Definition of nurdle in US English: nurdle nounˈnərdl usually nurdles A very small pellet of plastic which serves as raw material in the manufacture of plastic products. Example sentencesExamples Japanese researchers are finding high concentrations of deadly chemicals clinging to floating, tapioca-size plastic pellets called nurdles. "Mermaids' tears" are small plastic pellets of waste (also known as nurdles) that wash up on beaches and look like plastic fish eggs. Moore collected baseball-size gelatinous animals called salps and found their translucent tissues clogged with bits of monofilament fishing line and nurdles. Hundreds of millions of tiny plastic pellets, or nurdles, are lost or spilled every year, working their way into the sea. The problem with nurdles specifically is at least two-fold. Approximately 60 billion pounds of nurdles are manufactured annually in the United States alone. One study estimated that nurdles now account for 10 percent of plastic ocean debris. Origin 1990s: origin uncertain.
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