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noun
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: particle, subatomic particle
History
Borrowed from New Latin mīcella, from mīca (“crumb”) + -ella.
Across languages
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