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Micelle vs Emulsion - What's the difference?

micelle | emulsion |

As nouns the difference between micelle and emulsion

is that micelle is 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 while emulsion is a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible.

micelle

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Alternative forms

* micella

Noun

(wikipedia micelle) (en noun)
  • 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

    • emulsion

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    Noun

    (wikipedia emulsion) (en noun)
  • a stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible
    • Mayonnaise is an emulsion where egg is used to keep oil and water mixed.
  • (chemistry) a colloid in which both phases are liquid
  • the coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film

    • Derived terms

    * solid emulsion * emulsify ----