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microbead

microbead noun: a microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products.

Noun

microbead (plural microbeads)

  1. A microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products.
    • At the microplastic scale, bans of microbeads in wash-off personal care products are now widespread globally.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...

Forms of microbead

pluralmicrobeads

Origin of microbead

From micro- + bead.

Questions about microbead

What does microbead mean?
Microbead means a microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products.
What part of speech is microbead?
Microbead is a noun.
What is the plural of microbead?
The plural of microbead is microbeads.

Words near microbead in the dictionary

  1. microbatches
  2. microbats
  3. microbatteries
  4. microbattery
  5. microbe
  6. microbead
  7. microbeads
  8. microbeam
  9. microbeams
  10. microbear
  11. microbears

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