Micelle

Pronunciation

• IPA: /maɪˈsÉ›l/, /məˈsÉ›l/

Alternative forms

• micella

Origin

Latin micella, from mica ("crumb") + -ella

Noun

1. 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