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Definitions for Capsule

[1] Pharmacology . a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
[2] Biology . a membranous sac or integument. either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum. the sporangium of various spore-producing organisms, as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
[3] Botany . a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels.
[4] a small case, envelope, or covering.
[5] Also called space capsule. Aerospace . a sealed cabin, container, or vehicle in which a person or animal can ride in flight in space or at very high altitudes within the earth's atmosphere.
[6] Aviation . a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency.
[7] a thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle.
[8] a concise report; brief outline: An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors.
[9] to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate.
[10] to capsulize.
[11] small and compact.
[12] short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report.
[13] a soluble case of gelatine enclosing a dose of medicine
[14] a thin metal cap, seal, or cover, such as the foil covering the cork of a wine bottle
[15] botany a dry fruit that liberates its seeds by splitting, as in the violet, or through pores, as in the poppy the spore-producing organ of mosses and liverworts
[16] bacteriol a gelatinous layer of polysaccharide or protein surrounding the cell wall of some bacteria: thought to be responsible for the virulence in pathogens
[17] anatomy a cartilaginous, fibrous, or membranous envelope surrounding any of certain organs or parts a broad band of white fibres (internal capsule ) near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
[18] See space capsule
[19] an aeroplane cockpit that can be ejected in a flight emergency, complete with crew, instruments, etc
[20] (modifier) in a highly concise form a capsule summary
[21] (modifier) (in the fashion industry) consisting of a few important representative items a capsule collection

Words related to Capsule

pellet, pill, dose, canned, condensed, tabloid, pocket, potted, abridged, lozenge, cap, bolus, troche

Words nearby Capsule

capsular antigen, capsular cataract, capsular ligament, capsular space, capsulate, capsule, capsule forceps, capsule range, capsule wardrobe, capsulitis, capsulize

Origin of Capsule

1645–55; 1950–55 for def 5 ; (< F) < Latin capsula, equivalent to caps(a ) box (see case2) + -ula -ule

Other words from Capsule

un·cap·suled , adjective
cap′ su•lar (kăp′ sə-lər ) adj.

Word origin for Capsule

C17: from French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box

Synonyms for Capsule

abridged, canned, condensed, epitomized, pocket, potted, tabloid