Associations to the word «Micelle»

Wiktionary

MICELLE, noun. (chemistry) 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

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus