- capsuling
- cap·sule || 'kæpsjuËl n. pill containing medicine; small case; compartment in a rocket v. put in a casing; condense into compact form
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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capsule — I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box more at case Date: circa 1693 1. a. a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (as a knee joint or kidney) b. either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum 2. a closed… … New Collegiate Dictionary
capsule — /kap seuhl, soohl, syoohl/, n., v., capsuled, capsuling, adj. n. 1. Pharm. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine. 2. Biol. a. a membranous sac or integument. b. either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum. c. the sporangium of… … Universalium
capsule — [kap′səl, kap′syo͞ol] n. [Fr < L capsula, dim. of capsa, box: see CASE2] 1. Obs. a small case or sheath ☆ 2. a small, soluble gelatin container for enclosing a dose of medicine 3. ☆ a) an ejectable airplane cockpit b) … English World dictionary
