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Webster 1913 Edition
Capsule
Cap′sule
(kăp′sūl)
, Noun.
[L.
capsula
a little box or chest, fr. capsa
chest, case, fr. capere
to take, contain: cf. F. capsule
.] 1.
(Bot.)
a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds,
as, the
capsule
of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.2.
(Chem.)
(a)
A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
(b)
a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
3.
(Med.)
A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.
4.
(Anat.)
A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint;
as, the
. Also, a capsulelike organ. capsule
of the lens of the eye5.
A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.
6.
A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capsule
CAPSULE
,Noun.
1.
The seed vessel of a plant; a dry membranaceous hollow pericarp, opening differently in different plants. It is composed of valves or outer covering, partitions, the columella or central pillar, and cells.2.
A small saucer, made of clay for roasting samples or ores, or for melting them.