capsulate

Sealed in membrane

Capsulate means enclosed in or formed into a capsule.

The term appears in scientific contexts describing structures contained within a protective membrane or shell: capsulate bacteria, capsulate seeds.

It functions as a variant of encapsulated, though less common in general usage.

botanical

fruit

Edible plant ovary

legume · follicle · carpel · splitting · valves · poppy · lotus · seedcase

enclose

encase

Surround on all sides

seal · wrap · cocoon · sheathe · pod · shell · membrane · coating · casing · housing

summarize

condense

Make more compact

distill · compress · abbreviate · précis · digest · outline · brevity · concise · succinct · gist

pharmaceutical

gelatin

Collagen-derived thickening protein

  • softgelPliable capsule for supplements
  • tabletFlat portable computing device
  • pillSolid medicine dose

dosage · medication · formulation · bioavailability · coating · oral · time-release · enteric · pharmacy · prescription

Opposites
enclosure/containment

capsulateunenclosed

Not surrounded or contained

exposed · uncovered · open · unprotected · bare

Family

encapsulate, encapsulated, encapsulating, encapsulates, encapsulation, capsulated, capsulation, decapsulate

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