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2. Pearling (body modification) - Wikipedia

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   Pearling or genital beading is a form of body modification, the practice of permanently inserting small beads made of various materials beneath the skin of the genitals—of the labia, or of the shaft or foreskin of the penis. As well as being an aesthetic practice, this is usually intended to enhance the sexual pleasure of partners during ...

3. Ion-exchange resin - Wikipedia

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   Ion-exchange resin beads An ion-exchange resin or ion-exchange polymer is a resin or polymer that acts as a medium for ion exchange. It is an insoluble matrix (or support structure) normally in the form of small (0.25–1.43 mm radius) microbeads, usually white or yellowish, fabricated from an organic polymer substrate. The beads are typically porous (with a specific size distribution that ...

4. Seed bead - Wikipedia

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   Seed beads or rocailles[ 1 ][ 2 ] are uniformly shaped, spheroidal beads ranging in size from under a millimeter to several millimeters. Seed bead is also a generic term for any small bead. Usually rounded in shape, seed beads are most commonly used for loom and off-loom bead weaving. They may be used for simple stringing, or as spacers between other beads in jewelry.

5. Imitation pearl - Wikipedia

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   Imitation pearl. Imitation pearls are man-made faux pearls. They are not to be confused with cultured pearls, which are real pearls created through human intervention. Materials used to create imitation pearls include glass, plastic, and mollusc shells. As an alternative, some plastic beads are coated with a pearlescent substance to imitate the ...

6. Dzi bead - Wikipedia

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   This is a highly desirable characteristic among collectors, but relatively rare. [citation needed] Another desirable effect is " Nāga skin", in which the surface of the bead exhibits tiny circular weathering marks that resemble scales. Sometimes natural bands agate beads without and artificial etchings are also viewed as a type of dzi by Tibetans.

7. Bead - Wikipedia

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   A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood, or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing.