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a soluble case of gelatine enclosing a dose of medicine

a thin metal cap, seal, or cover, such as the foil covering the cork of a wine bottle

botany

1. a dry fruit that liberates its seeds by splitting, as in the violet, or through pores, as in the poppy

2. the spore-producing organ of mosses and liverworts

bacteriol a gelatinous layer of polysaccharide or protein surrounding the cell wall of some bacteria: thought to be responsible for the virulence in pathogens

anatomy

1. a cartilaginous, fibrous, or membranous envelope surrounding any of certain organs or parts

2. a broad band of white fibres ( internal capsule ) near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere

See space capsule

an aeroplane cockpit that can be ejected in a flight emergency, complete with crew, instruments, etc

(modifier) in a highly concise form

(modifier) (in the fashion industry) consisting of a few important representative items

A dry dehiscent fruit that develops from two or more carpels, as in the poppy and the cottonwood tree.

The sporangium (the hollow spore-producing structure) of mosses and other bryophytes.

The outer layer of viscous polysaccharide or polypeptide slime with which some bacteria cover their cell walls. Capsules provide defense against phagocytes and prevent the bacteria from drying out.