capsule
(kæpsjuːl , US kæpsəl )
Word forms: capsules
1. countable noun
A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
...cod liver oil capsules.
You can also take red ginseng in convenient tablet or capsule form.
Synonyms: pill, tablet, lozenge, bolus
2. countable noun
A capsule is a small container with a drug or other substance inside it, which is used for medical or scientific purposes.
They first inserted capsules into the animals' mouths.
The clear capsules start dissolving as soon as they are immersed in the lake.
3. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
In some plants, a capsule is a part which forms a case or container for seeds, fruit, or spores. [technical]
...a large shiny brown nut, enclosed in a large spiny seed capsule.
4. countable noun
A space capsule is the part of a spacecraft in which people travel, and which often separates from the main rocket.
A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
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Collocations:
capsule contains capsule form capsule review
Each one-a-day capsule contains 10billion live, friendly bacteria plus vitamins.
The Sun
The cuplike fruit capsule contains many reddish seeds.
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Each capsule contains numerous flat, disc-shaped seeds in two rows per chamber.
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Each capsule contains 344 mg soy and 108 mg flaxseedaltogether 430 mg powder.
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The inner capsule contains one or rarely two pointed seeds.
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And it told how to take Tamiflu in powder, not capsule form.
The Sun (2006)
Its nauseous taste is the main limitation to wider use and it is generally given in capsule form with other remedies.
The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism (1985)
And taking it in a capsule form feels no worse than taking a paracetamol.
The Sun (2010)
All films released through 1997 have capsule review entries.
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The capsule review format enforced a brevity and economy to each review that served as an inspiration to many younger writers.
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Capsule reviews generally appear in publications like newspapers and magazines, and can range anywhere from just a few sentences up to around 300 words.
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Translations:
Chinese: 胶囊
Japanese: カプセル
- autumnal
- autumnal day
- autumn chill
- autumn colour
- autumn evening
- autumn flower
- autumn foliage
- autumn fruit
- autumn harvest
- autumn leaf
- autumn months
- autumn morning
- autumn rains
- autumn season
- autumn sunshine
- autumn weather
- autumn wind
- auxiliary
- auxiliary bishop
- auxiliary engine
- auxiliary force
- auxiliary officer
- auxiliary services
- avail
- availability