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microcapsule

microcapsule noun: a very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).

Noun

microcapsule (plural microcapsules)

  1. A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).
    • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200

Forms of microcapsule

pluralmicrocapsules

Origin of microcapsule

From micro- + capsule.

Questions about microcapsule

What does microcapsule mean?
Microcapsule means a very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).
What part of speech is microcapsule?
Microcapsule is a noun.
What is the plural of microcapsule?
The plural of microcapsule is microcapsules.

Words near microcapsule in the dictionary

  1. microcapnography
  2. microcaps
  3. microcapsular
  4. microcapsulated
  5. microcapsulation
  6. microcapsule
  7. microcapsules
  8. microcar
  9. microcarcinoma
  10. microcarcinomas
  11. microcarcinomata

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