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Meaning of micelle in English
Pronunciation
/maɪˈsɛl/
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Noun
micelle
Etymology
late 19th century: coined as a diminutive of Latin mica‘crumb’
Definitions
1.
an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents