micelle

== English == === Alternative forms === micell (dated) micella === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin mīcella, from mīca (“crumb”) + -ella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maɪˈsɛl/, /məˈsɛl/ Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === micelle (plural micelles) (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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [miˈselə] === Noun === micelle micelle ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Formed from the root of Latin mīca, with the suffix -elle, or borrowed from New Latin micella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.sɛl/ === Noun === micelle f (plural micelles) micelle ==== Derived terms ==== micellaire ==== Related terms ==== mie ==== Descendants ==== Turkish: misel === Further reading === “micelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === micelle f plural of micella