micelle
micelle An aggregate of molecules in a
colloid. For example, phospholipids in aqueous solution form micelles – small clusters of molecules in which the nonpolar hydrocarbon groups are in the centre and the hydrophilic polar groups are on the outside. The products of fat digestion are dispersed into micelles by the action of bile salts, which facilitates their absorption in the small intestine.
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Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov , 1895-1963, Russian short-story writer, novelist, and dramatist, b. Siberia. Ivanov had an adventurous early life as a sailor, circus performer, fakir...
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Ivanov, Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Ivanov, Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich (1895–1963), one of the first Soviet dramatists. He began writing while in the army and in 1920, with the help...
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