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| caplet |
a form of medication that is solid like a tablet and has a coating like a capsule. |
| capsulate |
enclosed in or formed into a capsule; encapsulated. |
| capsule |
to provide with or enclose in a capsule. [1/7 definitions] |
| capsulize |
to enclose in a capsule. [1/2 definitions] |
| cataract |
clouding of the lens or capsule of the eye, blocking out light and causing partial or total loss of sight. [1/3 definitions] |
| eject |
to throw or propel oneself out of an aircraft in an emergency, by use of an ejection seat or capsule. [1/3 definitions] |
| encapsulate |
to condense, as though to fit into a capsule. [2 definitions] |
| extended-release |
of or pertaining to a pill, tablet, capsule, or device that released drug slowly over an extended period of time. |
| pep pill |
(informal) a pill, tablet, or capsule containing a stimulant such as amphetamine. |
| sporogonium |
the organism in mosses and liverworts that produces spores, usu. a sac or capsule on the stalk. |
| theca |
in biology, a case, covering, or sac that encloses an organ, part, or entire organism, such as the horny covering of an insect pupa or the spore case of a moss capsule. |
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