microcapsule

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noun

A very small capsule designed to release its contents when broken (typically, after being swallowed).

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Meanings

nounmicrocapsule (plural microcapsules)

plural microcapsules

  1. medicineA 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

Origin

From micro- + capsule.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

macrospicule
Cite this entry
APA

microcapsule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcapsule

MLA

“microcapsule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcapsule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcapsule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcapsule.

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