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capsule
[ kap-suhl, -sool, -syool ]
/ ĖkƦp sÉl, -sul, -syul /
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noun
verb (used with object), capĀ·suled, capĀ·sulĀ·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
unĀ·capĀ·suled, adjectiveWords nearby capsule
capstan lathe, capstan table, capstone, capsular, capsulate, capsule, capsule range, capsule wardrobe, capsulize, capt., captain
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British Dictionary definitions for capsule
capsule
/ (ĖkƦpsjuĖl) /
noun
Word Origin for capsule
C17: from French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box
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Scientific definitions for capsule
capsule
[ kÄpā²sÉl, -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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