micelle

IPA(Pronunciation)

/maɪˈsɛl/

Noun

(chemistry) 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

Japanese Meaning

化学において、特定数の両親媒性分子が、臨界ミセル濃度と呼ばれる一定の濃度で集合し、単純な幾何学的形状―例えば球状や円筒状―を形成するコロイド集合体。

What is this buttons?

Above the critical micelle concentration, surfactant molecules spontaneously assemble into a micelle that solubilizes oil droplets.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

臨界ミセル濃度を超えると、界面活性剤分子は自発的にミセルを形成し、油滴を溶解します。

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(chemistry) 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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