Capsule

·noun A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.

II. Capsule ·noun a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.

III. Capsule ·noun A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, ·etc.

IV. Capsule ·noun A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples of ores, ·etc.; a scorifier.

V. Capsule ·noun A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to be swallowed.

VI. Capsule ·noun A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.

VII. Capsule ·noun a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as, the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, ·etc.