microcapsule

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English

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Etymology

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From micro- +‎ capsule.

Noun

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microcapsule (plural microcapsules)

  1. (medicine) A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).
    • 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
      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.
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Noun

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microcapsule f (plural microcapsules)

  1. microcapsule