microcapsule

English

Etymology

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.

Related terms

• macrocapsule

Anagrams

• macrospicule

French

Noun

microcapsule f (plural microcapsules)

1. microcapsule