Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micelle

/maɪˈsɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: mi-celle
IPA: /maɪˈsɛl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: mīcella

Inflected Forms

micelles (plural) micell (alternative) micella (alternative)

Derived Forms

bicelle hemimicelle micellar micellization micellize micromicelle nanomicelle proteomicelle pseudomicelle submicelle

Phrases

critical micelle concentration

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce micelle?: The recorded pronunciation is /maɪˈsɛl/.
What does micelle mean?: 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 does micelle come from?: Borrowed from New Latin mīcella, from mīca (“crumb”) + -ella.

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