capsule
[noun]
Synonyms:
- pill, lozenge, tablet
- pod, case, receptacle, seed case, sheath, shell, vessel

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English Thesaurus: medicine, pill, tablet, antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc, capsule, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cap‧sule /ˈkæpsjuːl $ -səl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: Latin capsula, from capsa; ⇒ case¹]

1. a plastic container shaped like a very small tube with medicine inside that you swallow whole ⇒ tablet

2. a small plastic container with a substance or liquid inside

3. the part of a spacecraft in which people live and work:
a space capsule orbiting the Earth
⇒ time capsule

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

capsule
noun
VERB + CAPSULE swallow, take To avoid capture by the enemy, he swallowed a cyanide capsule.
CAPSULE + VERB contain sth capsules containing a poisonous drug

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

medicine noun [uncountable and countable] a substance used for treating illness:
Certain medicines should not be taken with alcohol.
Has he taken his medicine?
pill noun [countable] a small piece of medicine that you swallow:
She managed to swallow the pill with a sip of water.
The doctor gave him some pills.
sleeping pills
diet pills
contraceptive pills
tablet noun [countable] especially British English a small piece of solid medicine:
She's now on four tablets a day.
a five-day course of tablets
sleeping tablets
anti-malaria tablets
antibiotics/aspirin/codeine etc:
The doctor put him on a course of antibiotics.
Why don’t you take some aspirin?
The tablets contain codeine, which is unsuitable for people with asthma.
capsule noun [countable] a small tube-shaped container with medicine inside that you swallow whole:
a bottle of 500 capsules of vitamin C
I advised her to take four to six garlic capsules a day for the duration of the treatment.
caplet noun [countable] a small smooth pill that is slightly longer than it is wide - used especially on bottles and containers:
In small type, the consumer is warned not to take more than one caplet per day.
eye/ear drops liquid medicine that you put into your eye or ear:
Remember — if you 're using eye drops for your hay fever, leave your contact lenses out.
cream noun [uncountable and countable] especially British English (also lotion especially American English) a thick smooth substance containing medicine, that you put on your skin:
an antibiotic cream
antiseptic cream
skin cream
drug noun [countable] a medicine or a substance for making medicines:
a drug used to treat malaria
There are a wide range of different drugs on the market.
dosage noun [countable usually singular] the amount of medicine that you should take at one time:
The dosage should be reduced to 0.5 mg.
It’s important to get the dosage right.
medication noun [uncountable and countable] medicine or drugs given to someone who is ill:
He takes medication for his diabetes.
She’s on medication (=taking medication), having suffered from depression for a number of years.

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