nurdle
noun
a tiny ball or pellet of unprocessed plastic, especially in the context of water or shoreline pollution.
nurdles
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pluralof nurdle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Volunteer Lou Shackleton said there was still a core group of individuals who gave up their spare time to monitor and recover nurdles on local beach.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Environmental charity Fidra said it was unclear how long the clean-up would need to continue, considering the fact that nurdles could stay in water for years.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
By the end of September about 28% of the nurdles had been recovered, according to scientists.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Two containers on the BG Orange were full of nurdles.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
On 19 July tonnes of microplastics known as nurdles were spilled into the River Tyne following a collision between ships at the Port of Tyne.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
