microbead
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English
Etymology
Noun
microbead (plural microbeads)
- A microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products.
- Hypernym: microplastic
- 2021, Alice A. Horton, Isobelle Blissett, Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Freshwater Aquatic, Terrestrial and Avian Migratory Species in the Asia and Pacific Region, Convention on Migratory Species, page 30:
- At the microplastic scale, bans of microbeads in wash-off personal care products are now widespread globally.
Translations
microscopic bead
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