micelle

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin micella, from mica (“crumb”) + -ella

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maɪˈsɛl/, /məˈsɛl/

Noun

micelle (plural micelles)

  1. (chemistry) 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

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin mīca, with the suffix -elle, or borrowed from New Latin micella.

Noun

micelle f (plural micelles)

  1. micelle

Derived terms

Italian

Noun

micelle f

  1. plural of micella
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