capsule

Universal Words noun 1 a small container which has a measured amount of a medicine inside and which dissolves when you swallow it: The medicine can be taken in tablet or capsule form. * Take two 30ml capsules a day. 2 a small plastic container with a substance or liquid inside 3 the part of a spacecraft in which people travel and that often separates from the main rocket: the cramped conditions of a space capsule 4 (technical) a shell or container for seeds or eggs in some plants and animals seealsoTIMECAPSULE