capsule

About 5.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A membranous envelope.
2. noun 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. noun A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
4. noun A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver.
5. noun A membrane that surrounds the eyeball.
6. noun A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
7. noun A small container containing a dose of medicine.
8. noun In a brief, condensed or compact form.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

capsuled capsules capsuling