micellar solubilization

Synonym: solubilization

In a system formed by a solvent, an associationcolloid and at least one other component (the solubilizate), the incorporation of this other component into or on the micelles is called micellar solubilization, or, briefly, solubilization.
Source:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577 (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 612