microbead
nounEtymology From micro- + bead.
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, page 30:
- Related terms
- nanobead