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micelle.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/maɪˈsɛl//məˈsɛl/
  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

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin mīcella, from mīca (“crumb”) + -ella.

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