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microbeads

microbeads is the plural of microbead.

Meaning of microbead

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...

Questions about microbeads

What is microbeads the plural of?
Microbeads is the plural of microbead.

Words near microbeads in the dictionary

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

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