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- pronunciation:
- kaep
sul
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noun |
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A capsule is a small thing that has medicine inside. We swallow capsules in the same way we swallow pills to take medicine. A capsule is really a very, very small container and inside is a powder or a liquid.
My mom had to take some big capsules when she was very sick last week. She swallowed them with a lot of water.
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| related words: |
tablet |
| derivation: |
capsular (adj.) |
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