CAPSULE

capsule

(noun) a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

capsule

(noun) a small container

capsule

(noun) a structure that encloses a body part

condensation, abridgement, abridgment, capsule

(noun) a shortened version of a written work

capsule

(noun) a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses

encapsulate, capsule, capsulize, capsulise

(verb) put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume; “capsulize the news”

capsule, capsulate, capsulize, capsulise

(verb) enclose in a capsule

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

capsule (plural capsules)

(physiology) A membranous envelope.

(botany) A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.

(botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.

(anatomy) A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver

(anatomy) A membrane that surrounds the eyeball

(astronautics) A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.

(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.

(attributively, figuratively) in a brief, condensed or compact form

(winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.

(chemistry, dated) A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.

A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.

A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.

Verb

capsule (third-person singular simple present capsules, present participle capsuling, simple past and past participle capsuled)

(transitive) To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.

(transitive) To encapsulate or summarize.

Anagrams

• laces up, scale up, scaleup, specula, upscale

Source: Wiktionary

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Cap"sule, n. Etym: [L. capsula a little box or chest, fr. capsa chest, case, fr. capere to take, contain: cf. F. capsule.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.

2. (Chem.) (a) A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier. (b) a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.

3. (Med.)

Definition: A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.

4. (Anat.)

Definition: A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

5. A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle,

6. A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc. Atrabiliary capsule. See under Atrabiliary.

– Glisson's capsule, a membranous envelope, entering the liver along with the portal vessels and insheathing the latter in their course through the organ.

– Suprarenal capsule, an organ of unknown function, above or in front of each kidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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