English Explanatory Dictionary

micelle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration

Pronunciation

/maɪˈsɛl/ /məˈsɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-micelle.wav

Word forms

micelle micelles micell micella

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin mīcella, from mīca (“crumb”) + -ella.

Derived words

bicelle critical micelle concentration hemimicelle micellar micellization micellize micromicelle nanomicelle proteomicelle pseudomicelle submicelle
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