Căp'sūle, n.

noun

n. [Fr. capsule, Lat. capsula, a little box or chest, from capsa, chest, case, from capere, to take, contain.]

(Bot.) A seed pod or pericarp opening, when mature, by the separation of its valves. Gray.
(Chem.) (a.) A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, &c. (b.) A small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
(Med.) A gummy envelope or coating for nauseous doses. Dunglison.
(Physiol.) A small membranous sac; as, the capsule of the crystalline lens. Carpenter.
A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle. Simmonds.
A percussion cap.