Definition of microbeads in English:
microbeads
plural nounˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)biːdzˈmaɪkroʊˌbidz
Extremely small pieces of plastic, used especially in cleansing products as exfoliating agents.
a single bottle of facial scrub can contain as many as 300,000 microbeads
waste management is not an effective solution to prevent microbead pollution
Example sentencesExamples
- One emerging issue is the increasing use of directly created "micro beads" of plastic in toothpaste, gels, and facial cleansers.
- The company announced that it will stop using micro beads by 2015.
- Immediately after painting the glue, she sprinkled on gold micro beads.
- The institute found such significant microbead pollution in the Great Lakes region last year that it launched a campaign to have them banned.
- The community is willing to support things like container deposits, banning lightweight plastic bags and the removal of plastic micro beads from soaps and shampoos.
- The multinational consumer goods company has announced that by 2015 their products will no longer contain these micro beads.
- In a press conference, both declared their support for a microbead ban.
- Many of us use exfoliating soaps with micro beads.
- The worst offender of plastic pollution is the micro beads found in several beauty products women use to exfoliate their skin, they said.
- Consumers can receive the same benefit of microbead scrubs with homemade mixtures that use honey and sugar without harming the environment.
Definition of microbeads in US English:
microbeads
plural nounˈmīkrōˌbēdzˈmaɪkroʊˌbidz
Extremely small pieces of plastic, used especially in cleansing products as exfoliating agents.
a single bottle of facial scrub can contain as many as 300,000 microbeads
waste management is not an effective solution to prevent microbead pollution
Example sentencesExamples
- Immediately after painting the glue, she sprinkled on gold micro beads.
- Many of us use exfoliating soaps with micro beads.
- The institute found such significant microbead pollution in the Great Lakes region last year that it launched a campaign to have them banned.
- The multinational consumer goods company has announced that by 2015 their products will no longer contain these micro beads.
- One emerging issue is the increasing use of directly created "micro beads" of plastic in toothpaste, gels, and facial cleansers.
- The worst offender of plastic pollution is the micro beads found in several beauty products women use to exfoliate their skin, they said.
- The company announced that it will stop using micro beads by 2015.
- Consumers can receive the same benefit of microbead scrubs with homemade mixtures that use honey and sugar without harming the environment.
- In a press conference, both declared their support for a microbead ban.
- The community is willing to support things like container deposits, banning lightweight plastic bags and the removal of plastic micro beads from soaps and shampoos.