microbead

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ bead.

Noun

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.

Translations

microscopic bead

• French: microbille (fr) f
• German: Mikrokügelchen n
• Icelandic: örperla f
• Japanese: マイクロビーズ (maikurobīzu)
• Korean: 마이크로비즈 (maikeurobijeu)

See also

• nanobead