CAPSULES Synonyms
There are 29 hypernyms of the word capsules. (close relations)
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| medication | nounn | |||||
noun • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||||||
| medicine | nounn | |||||
noun • the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries • punishment for one's actions verb • treat medicinally, treat with medicine | ||||||
| pill | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size • a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet • a unpleasant or tiresome person • something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured • a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception | ||||||
| caplets | nounn | |||||
noun • A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets. • A component of an interest rate cap, a derivative instrument that effectively prevents the interest payments on an otherwise variable-rate loan from exceeding an agreed level (the "cap"). Each "caplet", analysable as a call option, covers one interest accrual period (such as three months); the whole interest rate cap is made up of a series of consecutive caplets. | ||||||
| drugs | nounn | |||||
noun • a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic verb • administer a drug to • use recreational drugs | ||||||
| lozenges | nounn | |||||
noun • a small aromatic or medicated candy • a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet | ||||||
| medications | nounn | |||||
noun • (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease • the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||||||
| pellets | nounn | |||||
noun • a small rounded mass of a substance • a solid missile discharged from a firearm | ||||||
| pills | nounn | |||||
noun • something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size • a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet • a unpleasant or tiresome person • something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured • a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception | ||||||
| tablets | nounn | |||||
noun • a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription • a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge • a small flat compressed cake of some substance • a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet • a portable computer with a touchscreen | ||||||
| capsulise | ||||||
verb • enclose in a capsule • put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | ||||||
| capsulize | verbv | |||||
verb • enclose in a capsule • put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | ||||||
| abridgement | nounn | |||||
noun • a shortened version of a written work | ||||||
| abridgment | nounn | |||||
noun • a shortened version of a written work | ||||||
| capsulate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • used of seeds or spores that are enclosed in a capsule verb • enclose in a capsule | ||||||
| condensation | nounn | |||||
noun • (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams • the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state • atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold • the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together • a shortened version of a written work • the act of increasing the density of something | ||||||
| encapsulate | verbv | |||||
verb • enclose in a capsule or other small container • put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume | ||||||
| ejection seat | nounn | |||||
noun • a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute | ||||||
| ejector seat | nounn | |||||
noun • a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute | ||||||
| space capsule | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space | ||||||
