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hemimicelle

hemimicelle noun: a micelle (especially of a surfactant) attached to a surface.

Noun

hemimicelle (plural hemimicelles)

  1. A micelle (especially of a surfactant) attached to a surface

Forms of hemimicelle

pluralhemimicelles

Origin of hemimicelle

From hemi- + micelle.

Questions about hemimicelle

What does hemimicelle mean?
Hemimicelle means a micelle (especially of a surfactant) attached to a surface.
What part of speech is hemimicelle?
Hemimicelle is a noun.
What is the plural of hemimicelle?
The plural of hemimicelle is hemimicelles.

Words near hemimicelle in the dictionary

  1. hemimetamorphosis
  2. hemimethylated
  3. hemimethylation
  4. hemimetric
  5. hemimetrics
  6. hemimicelle
  7. hemimicelles
  8. hemimorphic
  9. hemimorphism
  10. hemimorphisms
  11. hemimorphite

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