micelle
English
/maɪˈsɛl/
noun
Definitions
- (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
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin micella.
Origin
Latin
micella
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hemimicelle English
- intermicellar English
- micellar English
- micellarization English
- micellarized English
- micellization English
- micellize English
- micromicellar English
- micromicelle English
- nanomicellar English
- nanomicelle English
- nonmicellar English
- premicellar English
- proteomicelle English
- pseudomicellar English
- pseudomicelle English
- submicellar English
- submicelle English
- micella Latin
- mīca Latin