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MICELLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("micelle" is a kind of...):
particle; subatomic particle (a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)