micelle
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micelle
- /maɪˈsɛl/
- /məˈsɛl/
Rhymes with -ɛl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin mīcella, from mīca (“crumb”) + -ella.
noun micelles · micell · micella
- 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
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Talk about this word "micelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/micelle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. micelle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/micelle "micelle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/micelle.Cite this
@misc{micelle_2026,
title = {micelle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/micelle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
