microbead

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ bead

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

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

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