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micelle [mi-sel´]

a supermolecular colloid particle, most often a packet of chain molecules in parallel arrangement.

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micelle (mīsel´),

n a space formed by the brush structure of fibrils in colloidal gels. The spaces are occupied by water in hydrocolloid impressions.

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micelle

a supermolecular colloid particle, most often a packet of chain molecules in parallel arrangement. A stage in the luminal phase of fat digestion; bile salts form spheres containing fatty acids, monoglycerides and the fat-soluble vitamins.

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critical micelle concentration

the concentration of bile salts in solutions at which they aggregate into poymolecular aggregates called micelles.