aqueous micelle
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aqueous micelle
(¦āk·wē·əs mi′sel)
(biochemistry) A spherical aggregate, 4-8 nanometers in diameter, formed dynamically from surfactants in water above a characteristic concentration, the critical micelle concentration.
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