capsule

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French capsule.

[edit] Noun

Singular
capsule

Plural
capsules

capsule (plural capsules)

  1. (physiology) A membranous envelope.
  2. (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.
  3. A detachable part of rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing crew's living space.
  4. (pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
  5. (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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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin capsula.

[edit] Noun

capsule f. (plural capsules)

  1. capsule

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

capsule f.

  1. Plural form of capsula.

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

capsule (infinitive: capsular)

  1. formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of capsular.
  2. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of capsular.
  3. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of capsular.
  4. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of capsular.
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