Look up: micelle

1. Micelle
   Organised blob of surfactant molecules with all the hydrophobic tails pointing inwards to create a tiny hydrophobic phase. If you try to dissolve surfactant molecules in water, you will succeed up to a point as more surfactant is added, and then any additional surfactant you add will form micelles. ...
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2. micelle
   [n] - an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
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3. micelle
   a round cluster of hydrocarbon chains formed when the amount of surfactant in an aqueous solution reaches a critical point. The micelles are able to surround and dissolve droplets of water or oil, forming an emulsion.
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4. micelle
   Surfactants in solution are often association colloids, that is, they tend to form aggregates of colloidal dimensions, which exist in equilibrium with the molecules or ions from which they are formed. Such aggregates are termed micelles. See also inverted micelle. IUPAC MANUAL APPENDIX II (1972).
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5. micelle
   Micelle is an electrically charged colloidal particle, usually organic in nature, composed of aggregates of large molecules, e.g., in soaps and surfactants. For aqueous solutions, the hydrophilic end of the molecule is on the surface of the micelle, while the hydrophobic end (often a hydrocarbon chain) points toward the center.
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6. micelle
   a) a particle of colloidal size, particularly a colloidal ion; b) a portion of the cell walls of plants in which the chain molecules of cellulose are parallel and/or regularly spaced Category: Botany and zoology
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7. micelle
   One of the possible ways in which amphipathic molecules may be arranged; a spherical structure in which all the hydrophobic portions of the molecules are inwardly directed, leaving the hydrophilic portions in contact with the surrounding aqueous phase. The converse arrangement will be found if the major phase is hydrophobic.
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8. micelle
   1. <biochemistry> A globule of lipid molecules in water where their nonpolar ends face inward and their polar tails face outward. ... 2. <chemistry> A colloid particle formed by an aggregation of small molecules. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
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9. micelle
   noun an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
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10. micelle
    (mi-sel´) a supermolecular colloid particle, most often a packet of chain molecules in parallel arrangement.
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11. micelle
    in physical chemistry, a loosely bound aggregation of several tens or hundreds of atoms, ions (electrically charged atoms), or molecules, forming a ... [3 related articles]
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12. micelle
    a colloid particle formed by an aggregation of small molecules.
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13. micelle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mi-sel′, mī-sel′ Definitions: 1. N䀀geli term for elongated sub(light)microscopic particles, detected in hydrogels, of supramolecular character and crystalline structure; now defined as one of two classes of colloidal particle: those consisting of man...
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14. Micelle
    A micelle (pronounced /maɪˈsɛl/ or /maɪˈsiːl/, plural micelles, micella, or micellae) is an aggregate of surfactant molecules dispersed in a liquid colloid. A typical micelle in aqueous solution forms an aggregate with the hydrophilic "head" regions in contact with surrounding solvent, seques...
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15. micelle
    A tiny particle made of substances that are soluble in water and that come together to form a ball-like shape. These particles can carry other substances inside them. In medicine, micelles are made in the laboratory and are used to carry drugs to body tissues and cells.
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