capsule : अर्थ और परिभाषाएं

A small soluble container, usually made of gelatin, that encloses a dose of an oral medicine or a vitamin.

Anatomy A fibrous, membranous, or fatty sheath that encloses an organ or part, such as the sac surrounding the kidney or the fibrous tissues that surround a joint.

Microbiology A mucopolysaccharide outer shell enveloping certain bacteria.

Botany A dry dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more united carpels.

Botany The thin-walled, spore-containing structure of mosses and related plants.

A space capsule.

A brief summary; a condensation.

Highly condensed; very brief: a capsule description.

Very small; compact.

To enclose in or furnish with a capsule.

To condense or summarize: capsuled the news.