capsule

• a shortened version of a written work
• enclose in a capsule
• a small container
• a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
• a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
• a structure that encloses a body part
• a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
• a pilot´s seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency
• put in a short or concise form
• 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
• A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc
• a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain
• A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed
• A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint
• A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle
• A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc

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