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micelle
noun
- Biol. a submicroscopic structural unit composed of a group of molecules, as in living protoplasm, starch grains, etc.
- Chem. a structural unit, as
- a colloidal ion composed of an oriented arrangement of molecules
- an aggregate of polymerized molecules joined together
Also micella
Related Forms:
- micellar adjective
See micelle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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