microbead
English
noun
Definitions
- A microscopic bead of plastic used as an exfoliant in personal care products.
Etymology
Prefix from English bead (prayer, request, later also bead, petition).
Origin
English
bead
Gloss
prayer, request, later also bead, petition
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bead English
- beadboard English
- beader English
- beadery English
- beadful English
- beadless English
- beadlet English
- beadlike English
- beadmaker English
- beadmaking English
- beadroll English
- beadsman English
- beadwork English
- beady English
- bedeman English
- immunobead English
- iodobead English
- jetbead English
- lovebead English
- macrobead English
- nanobead English
- bede Middle English