Definition of Micelle

1. Noun. An electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents.

Generic synonyms: Particle, Subatomic Particle

Definition of Micelle

1. 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 ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Micelle

1. a coherent strand or structure in a fiber [n -S] : MICELLAR [adj]

Medical Definition of Micelle

1. 1. A globule of lipid molecules in water where their nonpolar ends face inward and their polar tails face outward. 2. A colloid particle formed by an aggregation of small molecules. (12 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Micelle

micarta
micas
micate
micated
micates
micating
micatosis
micawbers
mice
mice minute virus
micell
micella
micellae
micellar
micellas
micelle (current term)
micelles
micellization
micells
mich
michaelmas
miche
miched
micheelsenite
michelada
micheladas
michenerite
micher
micheries
michers

Literary usage of Micelle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Comparison of inhibition by benzoate and phthalate ions shows that the benzoate monoanion attaches itself to the micelle more strongly than does the ..."

2. A System of Physical Chemistry by William Cudmore McCullagh Lewis, James Rice (1920)
"Composition of the Ionic micelle.—This is likewise a problem which is not ... The simplest view would be to consider the micelle as an agglomeration of, ..."

3. The Physical Properties of Colloidal Solutions by Eli Franklin Burton (1921)
"These he defines as " salts in which one of the ions has been replaced by a heavily charged, heavily hydrated ionic micelle (particle) which exhibits ..."

4. Computer Science Research Activities in Asia: AI and Expert Systems by David K. Kahaner (1994)
"Figure 1 depicts the cross-section of the spherical micelle. ... 1 — micelle formation by a block copolymer with drug in hydro- phobic phase Dr. F. Gamier, ..."

5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... a micelle-forming bile ances transport of various organic to bile (1-3). ce ... and Ilia are much less in micelle formation but they do ed micelles with ..."

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