Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

micelle

Definition of micelle

noun

Chemistry
  • an aggregate of molecules in a colloidal solution, such as those formed by detergents.

Derivatives

micellar

adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: coined as a diminutive of Latin mica 'crumb'

micelle in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of micelle in the US English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

epithalamium

/ ˌepəTHəˈlāmēəm /
noun
a song or poem celebrating a marriage …