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    cap·sule
    [ˈkapsəl, ˈkapˌso͞ol]
    noun
    capsule (noun) · capsules (plural noun)
    1. a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one:
      "he showed us the cylinder of the gun filled with six plastic capsules"
      • a small soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole.
      • short for space capsule
    2. anatomy
      a tough sheath or membrane that encloses something in the body, such as a kidney, a lens, or a synovial joint.
      • biology
        a gelatinous layer forming the outer surface of some bacterial cells.
    3. the foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle.
    4. botany
      a dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe, such as a pea pod.
    5. botany
      the spore-producing structure of mosses and liverworts, typically borne on a stalk.
    6. (of a piece of writing) shortened but retaining the essence of the original; condensed:
      "a capsule review of the movie"
      • (of a collection of clothing) consisting of a relatively small set of key items.
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the general sense ‘small container’): via French from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (see case).
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    noun
    1. a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one:
    2. the foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle.
    3. a dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe, such as a pea pod.
     
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