Capsule vs. Caplet
Capsulenoun
(physiology) A membranous envelope.
Capsulenoun
(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.
Capsulenoun
(botany) A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
Capsulenoun
(anatomy) A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
Capsulenoun
(anatomy) A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
Capsulenoun
A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
Capsulenoun
(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.
Capsulenoun
A weasel.
Capsulenoun
in a brief, condensed or compact form
Capsulenoun
(winemaking) The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
Capsulenoun
A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
Capsulenoun
A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
Capsulenoun
A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
Capsuleverb
(transitive) To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
Capsuleverb
(transitive) To encapsulate or summarize.
Capsulenoun
a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.
Capsulenoun
A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
Capsulenoun
A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
Capsulenoun
A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.
Capsulenoun
A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.
Capsulenoun
A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
Capsulenoun
a small container
Capsulenoun
a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
Capsulenoun
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
Capsulenoun
a shortened version of a written work
Capsulenoun
a structure that encloses a body part
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a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
Capsulenoun
a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
Capsuleverb
enclose in a capsule
Capsuleverb
put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume;
Capletnoun
A smooth-coated tablet pill, as in medicine shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets.
Capletnoun
(finance) A component of an interest rate cap, a derivative instrument that effectively prevents the interest payments on an otherwise variable-rate loan from exceeding an agreed level (the "cap"). Each "caplet", analysable as a call option, covers one interest accrual period (such as three months); the whole interest rate cap is made up of a series of consecutive caplets.
