microbead

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Etymology

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From micro- +‎ bead.

Noun

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microbead (plural microbeads)

  1. 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.

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