capsule
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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.
- A detachable part of rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing crew's living space.
- (pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
- (dialectal) A weasel, in Suffolk slang.
[edit] Translations
physiology: membranous envelope
botany: seed-case
part of spacecraft containing crew's living space
small container containing a dose of medicine
weasel — see weasel
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capsule f. (plural capsules)
[edit] Italian
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capsule f.
- Plural form of capsula.
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[edit] Verb
capsule (infinitive: capsular)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of capsular.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of capsular.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of capsular.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of capsular.
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