<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Pharmacology: a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine</li><li>Biology: a membranous sac or integument</li><li>either of two strata of white matter in the cerebrum</li><li>the sporangium of various spore-producing organisms, such as ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi</li><li>Botany: a dry dehiscent fruit, composed of two or more carpels</li><li>a small case, envelope, or covering</li><li>Also called porkchop</li><li>Aerospace: a sealed cabin, container, or vehicle in which a person or animal can ride in flight in space or at very high altitudes within the earth's atmosphere</li><li>Aviation: a similar cabin in a military aircraft, which can be ejected from the aircraft in an emergency</li><li>a thin metal covering for the mouth of a corked bottle</li><li>a concise report; brief outline: An appendix to the book contains biographical capsules of the contributors</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to furnish with or enclose in or as if in a capsule; encapsulate</li><li>to capsulize</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>small and compact</li><li>short and concise; brief and summarized: a capsule report</li><li>containing only the most essential and versatile items of a particular kind: capsule wardrobe; capsule pantry</li></ul>