spansule

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noun

A capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule.

“Dexedrine Spansule, a long-acting formulation of dextroamphetamine sulfate most commonly used to treat ADHD”

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Meanings

spansule1

nounspansule (plural spansules)

plural spansules

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Spansule

Spansule2

nounSpansule (plural Spansules)

plural Spansules

  1. medicineA capsule designed to release drugs at a steady rate over a period of hours; a sustained-release capsule.

    Dexedrine Spansule, a long-acting formulation of dextroamphetamine sulfate most commonly used to treat ADHD

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    1971: Huge white spansules. I went into the men's room to eat mine. — Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005, p. 66)

Origin

Blend of span + capsule, originally a proprietary name.

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APA

spansule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spansule

MLA

“spansule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spansule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spansule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spansule.

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