microcapsule

microcapsule

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
English capsule
English microcapsule

    From micro- + capsule.

    Noun

    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

    microcapsule f (plural microcapsules)

    1. microcapsule
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