ballotini

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noun

small beads (usually of glass, typically of 1-4mm diameter)

“The 40cm fractionating column was packed with 3mm ballotini.”

Similar
glass beads
OriginItalian ballotini →
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Meanings

ballotini1

noun
  1. uncountablesciencessmall beads (usually of glass, typically of 1-4mm diameter)

    The 40cm fractionating column was packed with 3mm ballotini.

    Synonyms: glass beads

  2. uncountableglass microspheres (used in reflective materials, typically < 100μm diameter)

ballotini2

nounballotini (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA style of glass with a helical pattern, made by caneworking.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall beads (usually of glass, typically of 1-4mm diameter)

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glass beads

Origin

ballotini · noun

  1. Italianballotini
  2. Englishballotini

From Italian ballotini plural of ballotino.

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ballotini · noun

  1. Italian[Term?]
  2. Englishballotini

From Italian [Term?].

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APA

ballotini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballotini

MLA

“ballotini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballotini. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballotini,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballotini.

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