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单词 capsule
释义 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 various spore-producing organisms, as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
  3.  Bot.   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.
  v.t.  
  9. to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate.
  10. to capsulize.
  adj.  
  11. small and compact.
  12. short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report.
 [1645-55; 1950-55 for def. 5; ( < F) < L capsula, equiv. to caps(a) box (see CASE2) + -ula -ULE]
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