Definition of "micelles" [micelles]

• Plural form of micelle. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "The Caseins The casein family includes four different kinds of proteins that gather together into microscopic family units called micelles."
• "Experiments at the Institut Laue-Langevin in France revealed that the soap's magnetic properties come from the surfactant's tendency to form clumps of tiny particles called micelles in water."
• "These occur in milk as clumps known as micelles, held together by a calcium"