Caplet

American

[kap-lit] / ˈkæp lɪt /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

an oval-shaped tablet that is coated to facilitate swallowing.

caplet British

/ ˈkæplɪt /

noun

a medicinal tablet, usually oval in shape, coated in a soluble substance

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Etymology

Origin of caplet

C20: _cap ( _sule ) + ( _tab ) _let

Example Sentences

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The students each filled a small “caplet” time capsule, then turned it over to the school for safe keeping.

From Washington Post

“I couldn’t stop this because I wasn’t there,” Anthony Todt told his sister Chrissy Caplet in recordings of one of two phone calls obtained by The Day of New London, Connecticut.

From Washington Times

If given the option, choose a tablet over a gel caplet, which is more likely to break down over time.

From Washington Post

Didi had skinny wrists, a black caplet of well-swept hair, and exotic slivered-almond eyes, barely ajar.

From Salon

Debussy’s six-part score was dedicated in 1908 to his little daughter; Mr. Taylor uses the 1911 orchestration by the composer’s friend André Caplet.

From New York Times

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