microbead

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
English bead
English microbead

    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.

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