CAPSULE

The word 'capsule' may refer to:

★ A space capsule is a type of manned spacecraft.

★ A small gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medication. See encapsulation (pharmacology)

★ A time capsule is a cache of items and/or information to be preserved for future times.

★ A protective cover for a cork on a bottle.

★ A capsule hotel is a type of very dense overnight lodging popular in urban Japan.

★ Capsule (fruit), a type of dry fruit like the poppy, iris or foxglove.

★ Another name for the sporangium of mosses and hornworts.

★ The scar tissue naturally forming around breast implants. See capsular contracture.

★ Capsule (anatomy), a cover or envelope partly or wholly surrounding a structure.

★ Capsule (microbiology), a layer that lies outside the cell wall of bacteria.

★ The electronic or electromagnetic component inside a microphone which converts acoustic energy into an electric signal.

★ The plastic container used to hold small toys and other items in bulk vending machines, also known as 'Capsule Machines'

★ capsule is a Shibuya-kei musical group, consisting of vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and producer Yasutaka Nakata.

★ A cylinder capped with hemispheres