micelle
mi·celle
noun
1.
an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents
Origin
Borrowed from New Latin mīcella, from mīca (“crumb”) + -ella.
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