capsule
[ kap-suhl, -sool, -syool ]
/ Ë?kæp sÉl, -sul, -syul /
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noun
verb (used with object), cap·suled, cap·sul·ing.
to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate.
to capsulize.
adjective
small and compact.
short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report.
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Origin of capsule
OTHER WORDS FROM capsule
un·cap·suled, adjectiveWords nearby capsule
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British Dictionary definitions for capsule
capsule
/ (Ë?kæpsjuË?l) /
noun
Word Origin for capsule
C17: from French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box
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Medical definitions for capsule
capsule
[ kÄ?pâ²sÉl, -sÅÅl ]
n.
A fibrous, membranous, or fatty sheath that encloses an organ or part, such as the sac surrounding the kidney or the fibrous tissues that surround a joint.
A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin.
The thin-walled, spore-containing structure of mosses and related plants.
Other words from capsule
capâ²suâ¢lar (kÄ?pâ²sÉ-lÉr) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Scientific definitions for capsule
capsule
[ kÄ?pâ²sÉl, -sÅÅl ]
A dry dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more carpels, as in the poppy and the cottonwood tree.
The sporangium (the hollow spore-producing structure) of mosses and other bryophytes.
The outer layer of viscous polysaccharide or polypeptide slime with which some bacteria cover their cell walls. Capsules provide defense against phagocytes and prevent the bacteria from drying out.
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