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Definition of Micella
1. n. A theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a structural particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or diminution without change in chemical nature.
Definition of Micella
1. Noun. (obsolete biology) A supposed submicroscopic particle that formed part of a biological organism ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Micella
1. micelle [n -LAE] - See also: micelle
Medical Definition of Micella
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Origin: NL, dim. Of L. Mica a morsel, grain.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Micella
Literary usage of Micella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proteins and the Theory of Colloidal Behavior by Jacques Loeb (1922)
"STABILITY OF SUSPENSIONS, ELECTRICAL CHARGES OF micella, AND DONNAN EQUILIBRIUM
The stability of suspensions is, perhaps, the chief problem of a theory of ..."
2. Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physiological by Julius Sachs (1882)
"As the micella; increase in size, the density* of the whole substance is moreover
increased by the smaller distance that intervenes between them, ..."
3. Gray's Botanical Text-book by Asa Gray (1885)
"The word micella is applied by Nageli to those aggregates of molecules which (like
crystals) ... The micella is assumed to be much larger than the pleon. ..."
4. Physiological Botany by George Lincoln ( Goodale (1890)
"The word micella is applied by Nageli to those aggregates of molecules which (like
crystals) ... The micella is assumed to be much larger than the pleon. ..."
5. Chemistry of the Proteids by Gustav Mann (1906)
"A micella is denned by Posternak as the smallest quantity of a colloid, ...
A micella is, however, not of invariable size, for it may be diminished more or ..."
6. The Cell; Outlines of General Anatomy and Physiology: Outlines of General by Oscar Hertwig, Henry Johnstone Campbell (1895)
"When, however, by means of special methods of treatment, the attraction of the
micella? for each other is quite overcome, a micellar solu/inn is obtained. ..."
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