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  • noun Plural form of microbead.

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Examples

  • And here are two more ATCs which I received - the one on the left from Joanie in MD, along with a moo-sized inchie - you can't tell but the ATC has a transparency over the top and lots of little microbeads inside - it shakes!

    All kinds of everything katelnorth 2008

  • I don't know but I've been told ... that McDonald's shakes aren't made of milk, but they're made of tiny microbeads of styrofoam.

    Giant Monster in Vegas! frankwu 2007

  • Plus she added a heart made with microbeads on one!

    Archive 2007-02-01 Sarah Moore 2007

  • Plus she added a heart made with microbeads on one!

    Blogger Valentines :: 3 of 5 Sarah Moore 2007

  • The energy can then be used safely to power vehicles - drivers could simply top up with microbeads on filling station forecourts.

    The Guardian World News Fiona Harvey 2011

  • Cella Energy used nanotechnology to develop microbeads - about the size of a grain of sand - that can trap hydrogen and release it when heated.

    The Guardian World News Fiona Harvey 2011

  • Bioré Pore Unclogging Scrub 140ml £4.99 - light foaming scrub with microbeads and salicylic acid.

    Recent Activity 2010

  • Briefly, spleen cells were incubated with cocktail of biotin-conjugated antibodies against antibodies (CD90, CD45R, CD49b), followed by incubation with anti-biotin microbeads to deplete of T, B and NK cells.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Xiaoling Gao et al. 2010

  • CD16, CD19, CD36, CD45RO, CD56, CD123, TCRγ/δ, and Glycophorin A. Cells were further purified to remove HLA.DR+ cells using anti-HLA.DR microbeads (Miltenyi Biotec).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Christopher R. Cotter et al. 2010

  • Nivea Visage Oxgen Power Reviving Cleansing Gel 200ml £7.75 - deep cleaning gel wash with microbeads.

    Recent Activity 2010

  • This revelation is the latest in an anti-microplastic movement that also saw the UK ban microbeads (plastic spheres sometimes added to shower products, among other applications) in 2018.

    Glitter is an environmental abomination. It's time to stop using it | Adrienne Matei Adrienne Matei 2020

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