micela

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪt͡sɛla]

micela f

1. (chemistry) micelle (colloidal aggregate)

• “micela”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “micela”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “micela”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.t͡ʃe.lɑ/

miċela

1. inflection of miċel:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular

Formed from the root of Latin mīca, with the suffix -ela, or borrowed from New Latin micella. Compare French micelle.

• Hyphenation: mi‧ce‧la

micela f (plural micelas)

1. (chemistry) micelle (colloidal aggregate)

• mica
• miga

• “micela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “micela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French micelle, from New Latin micella.

• IPA^(key): /miˈθela/ [miˈθe.la] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /miˈsela/ [miˈse.la] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: mi‧ce‧la

micela f (plural micelas)

1. (chemistry) micelle (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)

• “micela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024